Let's start with the latest cooperation between the two Koreas.<br />Officials from the two sides have agreed to start joint check-ups on parts of the railroads located within North Korea and those that cross the inter-Korean land border.<br />Our Unification Ministry correspondent Oh Jung-hee reports. <br />The two Koreas will form a joint investigation team and get down to checking the status of North Korean and inter-Korean railroads next month.<br /> This... as agreed at Tuesday's inter-Korean talks on connecting and modernizing railways between the two Koreas.<br />There are two railway lines the two Koreas are hoping to work on: the Gyeongui Line that links Seoul and North Korean city of Sinuiju... and the Donghae Line, along the eastern coast of the peninsula.<br /> From July 24th, Seoul and Pyongyang will start a joint investigation on ***parts of these raillines in North Korea first.<br /> The two Koreas also hope to jointly check parts of the railways that cut through the inter-Korean border, starting from mid-July.<br />The delegations say they've agreed to connect and modernize the Gyeongui and Donghae lines at a high level, and agreed to arrange practical measures for design and construction.<br /><br /> However,... concerns remain on these railway projects... as South Korean resources and equipment will have to go into North Korea for construction, which may violate international sanctions on North Korea.<br />But the South Korean delegation said:<br /><br /> "Most of our work is preparing and checking-up to begin our projects when the conditions are met, so I think there are none that will violate international sanctions."<br /><br /> The two Koreas agreed to communicate further through their contact channel to settle on the detailed schedules on preparations for the joint investigation next month.<br />Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News. <br />
