평화관광의 출발점, 금강산 관광 재개에 대한 세미나 열려

Tours to Mount Geumgangsan in North Korea... had been suspended since 2008, after a South Korean tourist was shot dead by a North Korean soldier.
In the midst of growing inter-Korean exchanges,... local experts gathered to discuss ways to succesfully revive the program.
Kim Da-mi has the highlights from that session.
Experts in the field of culture and tourism gathered on Thursday... to discuss the possible resumption of tours to Mt. Geumgangsan... amid warming cross-border ties.
Hosted by the Tourism Sciences Society of Korea, a special seminar on local tourism as well as inter-Korean tourism was held,... to suss through many outstanding issues related to the long-suspended Mt. Geumgangsan tourism program.
Reflecting on the history of the tour, researcher Shin Yong-suk at the Korea Culture & Tourism Institute... said the lifting of sanctions and punitive measures against North Korea... would be the first required step in the revival process.
Next in the line of procedures - a sit-down between the two Koreas for working-level talks,... a visit to the mountain by South Korean business representatives... and a phased resumption of tours with regular monitoring.
Participants at the seminar emphasized... that Mt. Geumgangsan tours should be treated as a complete reboot,... due to the nearly decade-long suspension,... underscoring the need for a more cautious, gradual approach.
KIM Da-mi, Arirang News.