남북교류협력추진위원회, 공동연락사무소 운영에 34억 지원 의결<br /><br /> Seoul is covering the cost of running the inter-Korean joint liaison office.<br /> The total cost of just over 3 million U.S. dollars is to come from South Korea's Inter-Korean Cooperation Fund.<br />Renovations have been underway at the inter-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex since early July... with the aim of opening the joint liaison office within this month.<br />The office should enable person-to-person contact between officials from Seoul and Pyongyang. <br />