Peace bid gathers steam

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) will unveil a landmark achievement in their reconciliation this week.

At the general-level talks, the militaries of the two sides agreed on Friday on the test run of trains to cross the heavily fortified border. Cross-border trains have not run in 54 years.

The militaries of the two sides decided to provide guarantees for the safe operation of the test runs on two rail lines on each side of the peninsula.