N. Korea restores expressway between Pyongyang, Kaesong

Yonhap
Sohn Suk-joo
9/6/2007

North Korea has restored an expressway linking its capital and the border town of Kaesong, paving the way for an overland trip to Pyongyang by South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun for the inter-Korean summit early next month, North Korean officials said Thursday.

“Our ministry has fought an audacious battle to realize restoration as soon as possible by mobilizing all resources available, so normal operations are now ensured for the tourist road between Pyongyang and Wonsan, the expressway between Pyongyang and Kaesong and the tourist road between Pyongyang and Hyangsan,” said Pak Chong-son, a deputy bureau chief at the North’s Environment Ministry.

Last month, South and North Korea agreed to hold their second-ever summit in late August in Pyongyang, but just five days later, the North asked to postpone the meeting, citing severe damage from floods. Roh is to travel to Pyongyang by car through Kaesong in the western section of the Korean Peninsula for the Oct. 2-4 summit.

“No matter how big and formidable the damage is, we are not afraid at all and are making efforts to ensure that the country will suffer no damage from flash floods,” Pak said in an interview with the Korean Central Broadcasting Station.

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