Full text of joint press release between Hyundai, Asia-Pacific Peace Committee

SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- The following is the full text of a joint press
release signed Monday between the (North) Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee and
South Korea's Hyundai Group.

The release says:

Kim Jong Il, chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission, on August 16
granted a long audience to and had a cordial talk with Hyon Jong Un, chairperson
of the Hyundai Group, and her party on a visit to Pyongyang, and complied with
all her requests.
Accordingly, the Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee and the Hyundai Group will
execute as follows:

1. It was decided to resume the suspended tourism of Mt. Kumgang as soon as
possible and launch the tour of Pirobong, the highest peak in the mountain. All
necessary facilities and security for tourism will be reliably provided according
to the special measure taken by Kim Jong Il, chairman of the National Defence
Commission.

2. It was decided to restore land passage of the south side's personnel through the
Military Demarcation Line and their stay in the north side's area as they were
according to the spirit of the historic October 4 declaration.

3. It was decided to resume the tourism of Kaesong soon and energize the operation
of the Kaesong Industrial Zone as the land passage through MDL is put on a normal
basis.

4. The Hyundai Group decided to begin tourism of Mt. Paektu in accordance with the
progress of its preparations.

5. It was decided to provide reunion of separated families and relatives from the
north and the south in Mt. Kumgang on the day of Chusok (harvest moon day), a folk
holiday of the Korean nation, this year. Both sides expressed will to improve the
north-south relations and further develop the cooperation for the common prosperity
of the nation under the historic June 15 joint declaration and the October 4
declaration.
hdh@yna.co.kr
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