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North Koreans work at the inter-Korean industrial complex in the North Korean border city of Kaesong.
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President Roh Moo-hyun wants to visit North Korean industrial facilities and the inter-Korean joint venture business complex in the border city of Kaesong during his visit to North Korea for a summit in early October. A government official said Roh expressed hope of making the visits since inter-Korean economic cooperation is the most important point on the agenda for his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
The Kim Jong-tae Electric Locomotive Factory is being cited as the most promising candidate among industrial facilities for the president to tour. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visited the engine factory in Seosong district in Pyongyang in January 2002. The Choson Shinbo, mouthpiece of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan or Chongryon, reported last month that work has started to modernize the factory. Started as a train repair plant, the factory was renamed in honor of Kim Jong-tae, a South Korean who was executed in 1969 for his affiliation with the Unification Revolution Party, which was outlawed by the South Korean authoritarian government at the time.
Roh is also considering visiting the Kaesong Industrial Complex on the way home. Some people expect him to tour the facility together with the North Korean leader, but Cheong Wa Dae dismissed the possibility.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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