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| ▲ This file photo shows the Kaesong Industrial Complex in the North Korean border town of Kaesong, as seen from South Korea's border city of Paju, on Jan. 11, 2026. (Yonhap) |
Koreas-joint factory zone
S. Korea hopes for prompt reopening of inter-Korean factory zone in Kaesong: ministry
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry on Tuesday expressed hope for a prompt reopening of the now-shuttered inter-Korean factory zone in the North Korean border city of Kaesong, pledging to take preparatory steps for the resumption.
The ministry issued the message as Feb. 10 marked the 10th anniversary of South Korea's 2016 suspension of the Kaesong Industrial Complex, a joint factory zone, over the North's nuclear and missile programs under then President Park Geun-hye.
"The government hopes for the prompt normalization of the Kaesong Industrial Complex," a ministry official said.
"First of all, we expect (the two Koreas) to reinstate long-severed inter-Korean communication channels in order to resume communications and dialogue across various fields for the resumption of the Kaesong Industrial Complex and recovery of collapsed trust," the official said.
Internally, the ministry plans to take preparatory steps for the resumption of the joint factory zone, including reinstating a foundation that supports the industrial complex through cooperation with the National Assembly, the official noted.
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