After discussing connecting and modernizing railways on Tuesday,.... Seoul and Pyongyang met for the second time in two days... to discuss linking highways this time.<br />Although it's difficult to expect specific actions because of the international sanctions on Pyongyang,.... the two Koreas are making sure they are ready for possible economic cooperation in the future.<br />Oh Jung-hee starts us off. <br />The two Koreas are holding another round of discussions -- this time, on highways -- to prepare for possible future economic cooperation.<br /> The delegations from Seoul and Pyongyang met on Thursday to discuss linking and upgrading highways... after talks on connecting railways on Tuesday.<br />The talks began at 10AM Korea time,... at the Tongil-gak building, located on the North Korean side of the border village of Panmunjom.<br /> South Korea has sent a three-member delegation led by Vice Minister for Transport, Kim Jeong-ryeol .<br /> And North Korea also has a three-member delegation, led by its vice minister for environmental protection, Pak Ho-yong .<br /><br /> "We'll sincerely take part in today's talks for connecting and modernizing roads. I believe there will be discussions on linking South Korea's Munsan with North Korea's Kaesong -- something we originally agreed upon ten years ago."<br /><br /> The two Koreas worked on building a highway between Munsan and Kaesong in 2015, but it came to a halt after North Korea's fourth nuclear test in early 2016.<br /> If Munsan and Kaesong are linked,... then the capitals, Seoul and Pyongyang, will be connected by highway.<br />But for the two Koreas to be able to use this road properly, this is not enough.<br /> The highway between Pyongyang and Kaesong will have to be modernized as well. <br /><br /> But, just like Tuesday's talks on railways, it's difficult to expect any specific plans, because bringing South Korea's resources and equipment into North Korea for these projects could violate international sanctions.<br /> So it's expected that the two sides will first agree on forming a joint investigation team to check the status of roads in North Korea.<br />Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News. <br />
