남북공동연락사무소 준비인력, 어제이어 오늘도 개성공단 방문... 615남측위는 평양으로<br /><br /> South Korean officials are at the inter-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex for the second day in a row.... try to lay the groundwork for a joint liaison office for the two Koreas.<br />And a South Korean civic group is making a trip to Pyongyang as well... to discuss holding various kinds of joint events with the North.<br />Oh Jung-hee has more. <br /> 17 South Korean government officials and staff from private sector firms are visiting the inter-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex again on Wednesday.<br />The visiting staff include those from Seoul's unification ministry and private sector firm Hyundai Asan, which played a key role in establishing the industrial complex.<br /> Visiting the site for the second day in a row, the South Korean team is expected to continue Tuesday's work.<br />On Tuesday, they worked on draining the flooded basement of the inter-Korean interaction and cooperation office.<br />And with North Korean officials' help, the team also cleaned up and checked the electricity network at another building... where they plan to set up a temporary liaison office.<br /> The two Koreas agreed -- at their high-level talks early this month -- to set up the joint liaison office within the Kaesong Industrial Complex -- a factory park that was jointly run by the two Koreas.<br />But the complex needs renovation because it's been shut since February 2016.<br /><br />Meanwhile, 15 South Koreans are traveling to Pyongyang for a four-day-stay starting Wednesday.<br /> They are from a civic group that was formed in 2005... to implement the June 15th joint declaration -- the first-ever summit agreement between the two Koreas.<br />They are to meet with authorities in Pyongyang to discuss inter-Korean joint events and ways to boost civil interactions.<br /> The leaders of South and North Korea agreed in late April... to hold joint events on major occasions observed by both sides.<br />Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News. <br />
