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North Korea lifts ban on South Korean workers at joint industrial complex
Source: Christian Science Monitor
North Korea lifts ban on South Korean workers at joint industrial complex
By Jeremy Ravinsky, Correspondent / August 7, 2013
After months of failed negotiations and halted operations, North Korea has lifted the ban on South Koreans entering Kaesong Industrial Complex and will hold talks with its southern counterpart over the resumption of activities there. The North’s offer to negotiate comes just in time – South Korea was on the cusp of shuttering the plant for good.
The potential reopening of the complex, which symbolized the last vestige of inter-Korean activity, may portend the softening of relations between the two rivals after a year of tensions driven by the North’s nuclear ambitions.
North Korea’s offer to restart talks over Kaesong, following six failed attempts between April and July, was readily accepted by the South, reports South Korean Yonhap news agency.
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By Jeremy Ravinsky, Correspondent / August 7, 2013
After months of failed negotiations and halted operations, North Korea has lifted the ban on South Koreans entering Kaesong Industrial Complex and will hold talks with its southern counterpart over the resumption of activities there. The North’s offer to negotiate comes just in time – South Korea was on the cusp of shuttering the plant for good.
The potential reopening of the complex, which symbolized the last vestige of inter-Korean activity, may portend the softening of relations between the two rivals after a year of tensions driven by the North’s nuclear ambitions.
North Korea’s offer to restart talks over Kaesong, following six failed attempts between April and July, was readily accepted by the South, reports South Korean Yonhap news agency.
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Read more: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2013/0807/North-Korea-lifts-ban-on-South-Korean-workers-at-joint-industrial-complex