[%%IMAGE1%%]<p>  Inter-Korean joint inspections for connecting South Korea’s Donghae Line to North Korean railways began on July 20. It was the first concrete implementation of inter-Korean cooperation since President Moon Jae-in was elected office. A delegation of South Korean 15 officials led by Hwang Sung-gyo, a senior official with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, visited North Korea to examine section of railways between the Mount Geumgang area and the Military Demarcation Line (MDL). </p><p>In the above photo, the bus on the left transports the South Korean delegation, and the tracks on the right are the railways of the Donghae Line. </p>[%%IMAGE2%%]

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