(VOVworld) - The two Koreas agreed on Friday to hold a high-level dialogue next month, in line with an accord struck in August aimed at easing cross-border tensions.

In this photo provided by the South Korean Unification Ministry, South Korea's chief delegate Kim Kiwoong (R), shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart Hwang Chol during a meeting at the border village of Panmunjom, North Korea, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015.

A Unification Ministry official in Seoul said the two sides will meet at the deputy minister level on Dec 11 in the Kaesong joint industrial zone, inside North Korea. The consensus was reached at working-level talks held on Thursday in the border truce village of Panmunjom, marking the first inter-governmental interaction since August when the two sides sat down to defuse a crisis that had pushed them to the brink of an armed conflict.

At the upcoming dialogue, the two Koreas will have a “comprehensive discussion of pending issues related to improving ties". Preparations and required procedures for the talk will be discussed via the liaison office at the Panmunjom village.