South Korea Hopes to Launch 1st Inter-Korean Train From Vladivostok in 3-4 Years

VLADIVOSTOK (Sputnik) - South Korea expects that the first inter-Korean train going from Russia's Vladivostok city to South Korean port city of Busan will be launched in 3-4 years, a vice-governor for economy of South Korea's northeastern Gangwon province said on Tuesday. "We hope that in 3-4 years we will launch a train from Vladivostok going through Seoul to Busan," the vice governor said at a conference in Vladivostok. Earlier this month, Seoul and Pyongyang agreed to start a joint project to modernize and connect their railways and roads in late November or early December. The move came as a follow-up to the agreements reached between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at their meeting in September. Read more: https://sputniknews.com/asia/201810301069340013-south-korea-russia-train/