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April 27 Today is the 2nd year since the historic inter-Korean summit was held at Panmunjom. Compared to the expectations at that time, it is true that the relationship between North America and North and South Korea is a little frustrating. On the occasion of the second anniversary, President Moon proposed today to use the Corona crisis as an opportunity for inter-Korean cooperation, and the government has resumed the North-South railroad project on the East Sea Line.

Reporter Kim A-young.

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It is the northernmost point of the East Sea Line, where there are no trains, and Jejin Station, Goseong-gun.

From Gangneung to Wonsan from North Korea to Berlin, a large train ticket appeared with prices for the dates of the summit.

In the second year of the Panmunjom talks, the government decided to connect 110.9km from Jeolla Station to Namgangneung Station, the southern section of the North and South Railways of the East Sea Line.

[Han Myeong-cheol / Goseong-gun County Resident Representative: (Goseong residents) have been waiting for quite a long time. Please start construction early (I'll ask for it.)]

The goal is to start construction at the end of next year with a restoration of 53 years after the route is abolished.

[Kim Yeon-cheol / Minister of Unification: Decided to be recognized as an inter-Korean exchange and cooperation project. As a result, the

government is hoping that the project will continue to lead to the inter-Korean railway connection, and the connection and modernization of the East Sea Line and Gyeongui Line is contained in the Panmunjom Declaration two years ago.

[Hyunmi Kim / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport: North Korean railways are also narrow. So I need to expand it all.]

President Moon Jae-in said that it was due to international restrictions that the implementation of the Panmunjom Declaration did not speed up, but the current Corona 19 crisis could be a breakthrough.

[President Moon Jae-in: The crisis in Corona 19 may be a new opportunity for inter-Korean cooperation. For now, it is the most urgent and desperate cooperation task.]

By urging North Korea to respond by saying that it should find work that can be done, he said that the reunion of the separated family would proceed as soon as the corona situation stabilized.

(Video coverage: Jung Sung-hwa, Video editing: Sung-hoon Jeong)