The talks are meant to help pave the way for higher-level military discussions.

Colonel-grade officers from both sides will lead the meeting, which is expected to start at 10 a.m., according to the ministry.

The RoK has previously said that it will demand that Pyongyang take responsibility for last year's military provocations and promise not to carry out any more attacks. Higher-level military talks will be held only if the DPRK promises to refrain from further provocations.

The Seoul government also has proposed holding inter-Korean talks between high-ranking government officials to discuss denuclearization, something the DPRK has not yet agreed to.

Last month, the RoK’s Unification Ministry said it had reopened communication channels with DPRK in the border area of Panmunjom.

It was the first time in eight months the two sides had reopened the hotline, as tensions on the peninsula remain high. The DPRK cut it off May 26 to protest Seoul's response to the March sinking of a RoK naval ship.

The RoK has blamed the DPRK for the attack, which killed 46 sailors. Pyongyang denies any involvement in the sinking of the Cheonan.

Tension rose again in November, when the DPRK shelled the RoK’s Yeonpyeong Island, killing two RoK marines and two civilians. Pyongyang said the strike was in response to the RoK’s navy firing into the DPRK waters.