남북 연내 착공식 목표 이뤄지나? 도로협의 진전은?<br /><br />Alright, so we still have two more weeks to go for the rail inspections to be completely over because they still have to do the eastern line.<br />But all of this is ultimately to connect the railways in the future... and Jung-hee, do we have any idea whether the groundbreaking ceremony -- will be held this year? as planned?<br />Well Seoul says for now it's preparing to hold the ceremony before the end of this year as agreed.<br />But, as we all know, the groundbreaking ceremony is for connecting and linking not only the railways but also the roads between the two Koreas,... and progress on the road inspections has stalled.<br />Back in August, Seoul and Pyeongyang had joint inspections on the western expressway, but nothing has been done on the eastern one.<br />But, even if they do, the groundbreaking ceremony will only be symbolic.<br />I mean, at this point, the two Koreas are not certain about how the construction will actually be done.<br />And kicking off construction would definitely require additional sanctions waivers so they can bring equipment and resources into the North.<br />Seoul also says the actual construction work will proceed in accordance with progress in North Korea's denuclearization.<br />So we will have to wait and see about how the groundbreaking ceremony and the actual construction will happen.<br />Alright, thank you for coming in, Junghee.<br />My pleasure.<br />
