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Inter-Korean economic negotiation office to reopen

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-08-21 01:20

SEOUL: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Thursday the inter-Korean economic negotiation office in Kaesong will be reopened, according to the South Korean news agency Yonhap.

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DPRK also said the it will resume inter-Korean railroad operations.

Earlier on Thursday, Yonhap reported that DPRK informed South Korean that it will lift cross-border traffic restrictions imposed since December in protest of Seoul's hardline border restriction, starting on Friday.

In the so-called "December 1 Measure," DPRK restricted the number of times South Korean workers could travel to a joint industrial park in its border town of Kaesong.

However, officials in said it would take a week until the restrictions are lifted due to "technical reasons", said Yonhap.