韓國建議就聯合工業園區進行談判

South Korea has proposed talks with North Korea on re-opening a stalled joint industrial complex in the North.

Seoul's Unification Ministry suggested the low-level talks be held Saturday at the Panmunjom truce village on the two countries' border.

The Kaesong industrial complex has been closed since April, when it fell victim to weeks of heightened inter-Korean tension.

North Korea has not responded to the proposal. But on Wednesday, Pyongyang said it would allow South Korean business people to inspect their equipment at the facility.
The two Koreas tried to hold talks aimed at re-opening Kaesong last month, but they were canceled following a disagreement over who would represent each side.

The factory was an important source of revenue for North Korea and served as one of the last remaining signs of cooperation between Seoul and Pyongyang.韓國建議就重開位於朝鮮境內的聯合工業園區與朝鮮進行談判。

韓國統一部建議星期六在南北交界的板門店村舉行低層級的談判。

今年4月，持續數週不斷加劇的朝韓緊張局面，導致開城工業園區淪爲犧牲品，繼而關閉。

朝鮮方面尚未對此提議做出迴應。但是平壤方面星期三表示，將允許韓國商人前往園區檢查工廠設備。

朝韓雙方上個月曾試圖就重開城園區進行談判，但雙方在派誰作談判代表方面有爭議，致使談判被取消。

開城工業園區是朝鮮重要的財政收入來源，也是朝鮮半島南北雙方碩果僅存的合作標誌。