South and North Korean officials are visiting the joint Kaesong Industrial Complex today to check out the site in order to establish a joint liaison office there.<br />And we have our Unification Ministry correspondent Oh Jung-hee on the line for us.<br />Jung-hee, fill us in.<br /><br /> Ji-yoon, 14 South Korean officials left for the Kaesong Industrial Complex this morning.<br />They are there to check the site where an inter-Korean liaison office could be established as agreed at the South's high-level talks with North Korea last Friday.<br /> The Kaesong Industrial Complex is a joint industrial park run by the two Koreas at the inter-Korean border, but it's been closed for over two years -- since February 2016 -- so a prior inspection needs to be done so that the site can be renovated.<br />The South Korean team is led by Seoul's Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-sung and includes officials from the Presidential Office and a few private sector firms.<br />North Korean officials will also join in to check the facilities and equipment.<br /><br /> "Establishing the inter-Korean joint liaison office is the first measure of implementing the Panmunjom Declaration and we think this is a significant and meaningful step for the sustainable improvement of inter-Korean relations. We will thoroughly look at the related facilities so that the office can be opened up at an early date."<br /><br />Following the results of today's inspection, the two Koreas will continue discussions regarding renovating the complex and setting up a temporary liaison office first.<br />The South Korean team is expected to come back at 5PM today.<br />Ji-yoon. <br />
