South Korean officials defended railroad cooperation with North Korea following an agreement to conduct a joint study on modernizing train transportation.<\/b>
\nJune 26 (UPI) — South Korean officials defended railroad cooperation with North Korea following an agreement to conduct a joint study on modernizing train transportation.
Officials including Seoul’s chief delegate Kim Jeong-ryeol said Tuesday the project with the North is not in violation of sanctions, local news service Oh My News reported.
\u00ab\u00a0We do not consider [the North-South agreement] really violates sanctions,\u00a0\u00bb the delegation said at a briefing after reaching the agreement.
Kim said most of the agreement focuses on preparations for \u00ab\u00a0checks and inspections\u00a0\u00bb until \u00ab\u00a0circumstances mature,\u00a0\u00bb according to the report.
The officials said the two sides did not discuss financing or costs.
\u00ab\u00a0After a detailed investigation and the future direction of the project is determined, we can bring up the issue of costs,\u00a0\u00bb Kim said.
The joint study will investigate different railroads that are in dire need of repair in North Korea, according to Yonhap .
Teams will investigate the \u00ab\u00a0northern section\u00a0\u00bb of a potential railroad connecting the South Korean capital of Seoul to North Korea’s Sinuiju, in addition to the Mount Kumgang-Tumen River line in the east and a Kaesong-Sinuiju line in the West.
Railroad cooperation has been promoted in Seoul since April 27, when President Moon Jae -in met with Kim Jong Un and agreed to civic exchange and partnerships while ending military tensions.
But North Korea has yet to issue a timetable for denuclearization, and Washington has not pressed Pyongyang on the matter.
\u00ab\u00a0I am not going to put a timeline on it, whether that’s two months, six months, we are committed to moving forward in an expeditious moment to see if we can achieve what both leaders set out to do,\u00a0\u00bb U. S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday on CNN.<\/p>\n

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