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11:13, 25-Jun-2018
ROK, DPRK set for talks on railway, road and forest cooperation
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The Republic of Korea (ROK) said Monday it will launch a series of working-level talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) this week on bilateral economic projects.
It is expected that, during their planned meeting at the Peace House on Tuesday, three delegates from each side will talk about linking and modernizing cross-border railways, road and forest according to the ROK's Ministry of Unification.
Inter-Korean Red Cross talks Park Kyung-seo (R), president of the ROK's Red Cross and Pak Yong-il (L), vice chairman of the DPRK's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country, hold talks on humanitarian issues, including the reunion of families separated during the 1950-53 Korean War, at a hotel on Mount Kumgang on the DPRK's east coast on June 22, 2018. /VCG Photo
Inter-Korean Red Cross talks Park Kyung-seo (R), president of the ROK's Red Cross and Pak Yong-il (L), vice chairman of the DPRK's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country, hold talks on humanitarian issues, including the reunion of families separated during the 1950-53 Korean War, at a hotel on Mount Kumgang on the DPRK's east coast on June 22, 2018. /VCG Photo
They are also set to hold a meeting on forestry cooperation on July 4.
On Monday morning, the two sides held the first colonel-level talks between the two Koreas since February 2011, and discussed reconnecting military hotlines.
It was part of the efforts to implement the Panmunjom Declaration, which ROK President Moon Jae-in and DPRK's top leader Kim Jong Un signed after their first summit meeting on April 27.
South Korean Maj. Gen. Kim Do-gyun, (righjt), is escorted by a DPRK's officer after crossing to the DPRK for the high-level military talks during a meeting at the northern side of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, DPRK on June 14, 2018. /VCG Photo
South Korean Maj. Gen. Kim Do-gyun, (righjt), is escorted by a DPRK's officer after crossing to the DPRK for the high-level military talks during a meeting at the northern side of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, DPRK on June 14, 2018. /VCG Photo
It will be the first inter-Korean talks on economic cooperation. The two Koreas have held talks on military affairs, sports exchange and humanitarian issues before.