The North Korean city of Kaesong’s name was tainted following the demolition of its inter-Korean liaison office in June. But now, some South Korean officials are pushing for the construction of a new healthcare center in the area — and one that would be jointly run by the two Koreas.
On Thursday, Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung presented the idea and went a step further by proposing Kaesong and Kapehung as the specific locations. This is not the first time that a high-level South Korean official has raised the idea of running a public health complex with the North, but South Korea’s ironing out of the details is starting to make it look more real.
The North Korean city of Kaesong’s name was tainted following the demolition of its inter-Korean liaison office in June. But now, some South Korean officials are pushing for the construction of a new healthcare center in the area — and one that would be jointly run by the two Koreas.
On Thursday, Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung presented the idea and went a step further by proposing Kaesong and Kapehung as the specific locations. This is not the first time that a high-level South Korean official has raised the idea of running a public health complex with the North, but South Korea’s ironing out of the details is starting to make it look more real.
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