Seoul, Pyongyang agree to fully reopen Kaesong complex

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SEOUL, Sept. 11 -- South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) agreed to fully reopen the Kaesong industrial complex next Monday after conducting a trial run, Seoul's Unification Ministry said Wednesday.

After marathon talks that lasted for around 20 hours from Tuesday morning, Seoul and Pyongyang announced a joint statement on when to reopen it and how to manage it, according to the Ministry of Unification in charge of inter-Korean dialogue and relations.

Under the agreement, the two sides will reopen the joint factory park in the DPRK's border town of Kaesong on Sept. 16 after conducting a trail run.

The two sides also agreed on how to set up and run the standing secretariat of the joint management committee for the Kaesong industrial zone. The joint committee, which will be in charge of running the factory park, will give Seoul an equal say on the zone, which had been managed solely by Pyongyang in the past.

The permanent secretariat, which will provide administrative support to the joint committee, starts to be operated within this month.

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