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Inter-Korean Railway and Road Panel Meeting Held

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

    Kaesong, July 30 (KCNA) -- The 5th meeting of the North-South Panel for Reconnecting Rail and Road Links was held in Kaesong from July 28 to 30 under an agreement reached at the 10th meeting of the North-South Committee for the Promotion of Economic Cooperation. At the meeting both sides had an in-depth discussion on issues arising in completing the project of reconnecting the rail and road links between the north and the south and issues related to the trial operation of trains on the eastern and western railways and the holding of a ceremony of opening the road to traffic in the basic spirit of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration and adopted an agreement of the 5th meeting of the North-South Panel for Reconnecting Rail and Road Links.
    The north and the south agreed to complete the project of reconnecting the rail and road links on the eastern and western coasts as early as possible. The agreement deals with the provision of additional equipment and materials needed for the construction of a railway station by the south side, joint checking of the project of reconnecting the eastern rail links from August 23 to 25 and that of the western rail links from August 18 to 20, joint trial operation of trains on both lines and the ceremony of opening the road to traffic in the latter half of October as joint functions of the north and the south depending on the provision of a military guarantee. It also deals with the issue of holding further discussions on technical measures in this regard, the issue of exchanging lists of the members of both sides to form a joint committee for the operation of railways and a joint committee for the operation of road, the issue of actively cooperating in the efforts to render satisfactory technical services for the project of reconnecting the rail links.
    The north and the south have agreed to hold contacts between heads of delegations or delegates either in Kaesong or at Mt. Kumgang resort upon agreement when necessary, hold the 11th working contact for reconnecting rail and road links between the north and the south in Kaesong and discuss and decide on a specific program by way of exchanging documents.