North and South Korea and the United Nations Command agreed Monday to remove firearms and guard posts from the demilitarized zone (DMZ) by Thursday, Reuters reported.

The three sides are in talks to remove all firearms from the Joint Security Area at the border village of Panmunjom and to shrink the number of personnel stationed along the border to 35 for each country. Representatives from the three parties will carry out a joint inspection over the next two days along the border.

In addition, North and South Korea are hoping to eliminate 11 guard posts currently situated within 1 kilometer of the border by the end of the year, according to Reuters.

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The ratcheting down of personnel and weapons along the DMZ comes amid improving relations between North and South Korea.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has met multiple times in recent months with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to discuss the possible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

The United States has also pushed for the denuclearization of North Korea. The Trump administration has touted progress on the peninsula, and President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE has teased another meeting with Kim in the near future.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoPutin nominated for Nobel Peace Prize The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Trump previews SCOTUS nominee as 'totally brilliant' Pompeo accused of stumping for Trump ahead of election MORE visited with Kim in Pyongyang earlier this month. Upon returning, he told reporters that the U.S. "can now see a path" in which North Korea fully abandons its nuclear arsenal.