Friday, August 29, 2003
NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA AGREE TO DIRECT TRADE LINKS
Sunshine (now called "peace and prosperity") lives on!
South and North Korea yesterday reached a landmark agreement aimed at dropping overseas intermediaries and shifting to direct inter-Korean trade. The agreement was included in a nine-point joint press statement released at the end of a three-day inter-Korean economic meeting at a hotel in Seoul.According to the statement, North Korea also agreed to allow South Korean delegations to visit the communist state to verify that food aid is fairly distributed among those who need it.
Sunshine (now called "peace and prosperity") lives on!