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DPRK Experts Visit South Korea

A group of 10 DPRK experts arrived in Seoul Sunday to look over South Korean airports in preparation for the proposed opening of a direct inter-Korean air route over the East Sea, officials in Seoul said.


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A group of 10 DPRK experts arrived in Seoul Sunday to look over South Korean airports in preparation for the proposed opening of a direct inter-Korean air route over the East Sea, officials in Seoul said.

The air route, if opened, will link the North's Seondeok Airport in Hamheung, South Hamgyeong Province, and the South's Yangyang Airport in Gangwon Province, and will be used to transport workers and materials for the construction of nuclear reactors in the North.

During its six-day stay in South Korea, the DPRK delegation will visit Yangyang Airport, Gimhae International Airport near Busan and nuclear power plants in Uljin in North Gyeongsang Province, said officials at the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO).

Sources said the 10-strong delegation includes six experts from the North's Air Koryo, whose jetliners are expected to be used for the inter-Korean air link.

They are scheduled to visit Gimhae International Airport because it will be used as the substitute for Yangyang Airport in case of bad weather conditions, the official added.

The DPRK delegation's trip came about two weeks after Pyongyang abruptly called off a scheduled round of economic talks with Seoul, after taking issue with South Korean foreign minister's controversial remarks made in Washington.

In December, a 19-member delegation composed of DPRK officials and experts made a two-week visit to the South to observe South Korean nuclear facilities.






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