KOREA - North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il Boosts Mount Baekdu Inter-Korean Tourism Project

(eTN) 10-12-2007

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has given warm encouragement to local workers developing Mount Baekdu, the highest point on the peninsula that will be opened to South Korean tourists next year, the North's broadcaster said Saturday.
South and North Korea agreed to open a direct flight route between Seoul and the North's Mount Baekdu during their second summit in October. The inter-Korean tour, set to start in May, is organized by South Korea's Hyundai Group.
Kim "expressed his gratitude to officials and workers who have wholeheartedly supported the development of the Mount Baekdu area," the Korean Central Broadcasting Station, monitored in Seoul, said, naming technicians, researchers and factory workers involved in the project.

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