South Korean officials are visiting the inter-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complext for the second day in a row.... as they try to lay down the groundwork for a joint liaison office between the two Koreas.
And a South Korean civic group is making a trip to Pyongyang as well... to discuss holding joint events with the North.
Oh Jung-hee has more.
17 South Korean government officials and staff from private sector firms are visiting the inter-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex again on Wednesday.
The visiting staff include those from Seoul's unification ministry and private sector firm Hyundai Asan, which played a key role in establishing the industrial complex.
Visiting the site for the second day in a row, the South Korean team is expected to continue Tuesday's work.
On Tuesday, they worked on draining the flooded basement of the inter-Korean interaction and cooperation office.
And with North Korean officials' help, the team also cleaned up and checked the electricity network at another building... where they plan to set up a temporary liaison office.
The two Koreas agreed -- at their high-level talks early this month -- to set up the joint liaison office within the Kaesong Industrial Complex -- a factory park that was jointly run by the two Koreas.
But the complex needs renovation because it's been shut since February 2016.
Meanwhile, 15 South Koreans are traveling to Pyongyang for a four-day-stay starting Wednesday.
They are from a civic group that was formed in 2005... to implement the June 15th joint declaration -- the first-ever summit agreement between the two Koreas.
They are to meet with authorities in Pyongyang to discuss inter-Korean joint events and ways to boost civil interactions.
The leaders of South and North Korea agreed in late April... to hold joint events on major occasions observed by both sides.
Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News.
