TBS 2, blog entry 8, About my country in the international press, week 10

The Seoul committed to linking N.K. railways

According to this article, Korea is the only divided country in this world and it is trying to reconnect the railway between Seoul in the South and Gaeseong in the North. The Military Demarcation Line made in 1953 by two strong countries after the Korean War, they are the U.S.A and the Soviet Union, has been crossed by the trial run of the two railways a few days ago.

A huge investment by the South Korean government will contribute to restore the broken railways regardless of how much money is required. The North Korean government is worrying that the alleviation of military tensions may eventually lead to reunification being achieved by South Korea.

The reconnected railways can contribute to the delivery of many goods such as raw materials, mineral resources, soaps, shoes and other production across the border. A survey showed that over half of the adults in South Korea agree that the test-runs of the trains will promote peace on the Korean Peninsula and assist the development of the economy of North Korea. Most people surveyed in South Korea, however, said the North would not cooperate with the South to uplift inter-Korean relations.