(VOVworld) – The reconnection of the railway linking Seoul and Wonsan will be a “starting point” for inter-Korean cooperation in the future, Republic of Korea’s Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo expressed his hope on Sunday.
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The reconnection of the railway linking Seoul and Wonsan is considered a “starting point” for
inter-Korean cooperation. (Photo: baogiaothong.vn) |
Hong said that railways are actual linking channels for the two Koreas. He noted that there are many projects the two Koreas could cooperate on and the Seoul government’s position is to tackle any difference with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea through conversation, calling for Pyongyang to return to the negotiation table.
The 220-km-long railway was built in 1914 and served as a major supply route from Seoul to Wonsan before it was severed during the 1950-53 Korean War. The Seoul government earlier said that it will start construction of the 12-km-long section of the railway running through Gangwon Province next month to commemorate the 70th anniversary of its independence from Japan. Construction of the southern section of the Seoul-Wonsan railway will be completed by 2017 with a total of 135 billion USD to be invested in the project.