Thursday, December 13, 2018

South, North Korea to hold joint railway 'launch' ceremony

South Korea has announced it will hold a ceremony in North Korea later this month to mark the launch of a joint railway project.


Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.


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South Korea's Unification Ministry says the ceremony will be held just North of the inter-Korean border on December 26th.


President Moon Jae-in and leader Kim Jong-un agreed earlier this year to upgrade North Korea's railways and connect them with the South's modern system.


Next week, the two Koreas will wrap up a joint survey of North Korea's aging rail system.


But there are concerns any construction could violate international sanctions against North Korea's nuclear weapons program.


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