No agreement after first Kaesong talks
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="reopening">reopening</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jointly">jointly</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ROK">ROK</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="delegate">delegate</span> <span word="Suh">Suh</span> <span word="Ho">Ho</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="restarting">restarting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kaesong">Kaesong</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="complex">complex</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mothballed">mothballed</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 15, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="developed">developed</span>," <span word="Suh">Suh</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="resumed">resumed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="machinery">machinery</span> <span word="checkups">checkups</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="finished">finished</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reopening">reopening</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="preventing">preventing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recurrence">recurrence</span> (<span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shutdown">shutdown</span>).</p><p>"<span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="border">border</span> <span word="friction">friction</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="tougher">tougher</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Kaesong">Kaesong</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="point">point</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ROK">ROK</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reopen">reopen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kaesong">Kaesong</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="complex">complex</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="border">border</span> <span word="reconciliation">reconciliation</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Kaesong">Kaesong</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="complex">complex</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2004, <span word="sits">sits</span> <span word="about">about</span> 10 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ROK">ROK</span>-<span word="funded">funded</span> <span word="site">site</span>, <span word="built">built</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="border">border</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="currency">currency</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>.</p>
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