OREANDA-NEWS. On July 10, 2007 negotiations have begun in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, on the modernisation of the railway line between Khasan in Russia and Rajin in North Korea, reported the press-centre of Russian Railways.

The aim of the talks is to move forward on the plans to reconstruct the line between Khasan and Rajin and to build a container terminal at Rajin port.

During the negotiations, it is planned to discuss and agree with North Korea a project to reconstruct the line and a project agreement as the basis for commencing building work with North Korea’s Ministry of Railways.