China, DPRK arrange 7-day service for cross-border road connections

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China, DPRK arrange 7-day service for cross-border road connections

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The authorities of China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Wednesday announced that they have decided to start the first ever seven-day service at their cross-border road connections on April 18.

It was the first time that the two countries arranged full-time services in a single week for timely clearance of people, vehicles and goods at China's Quanhe Checkpoint, in Jilin Province, and its DPRK counterpart.

The Quanhe Checkpoint, in Hunchun City, is the province's largest road connection point open for DPRK and handles 40 percent of passengers and goods of the total via the province.

The current operation of six work days a week has brought inconvenience for passengers and cross-border trade, according to the Chinese authorities.

Since 2003, Chinese frontier police managing the checkpoint negotiated many times with relevant authorities of DPRK and the two sides finally reached consensus on Wednesday.

In the future, the cross-border clearance services will be available every day except on special occasions like Chinese or DPRK legal festivals, according to the Chinese frontier police.

Source: Xinhua

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