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By Bal(t)imoron, 3 months and 9 days ago

Pyongyang Wants Power, Not Tourists

It seems Seoul, Moscow, and Pyongyang have reached a deal on Rajin, and left out the Chinese.

North Korea has agreed to rent out a 52-kilometer section of track to Russian Railways as part of a plan to link East Asia to Europe via the Trans-Siberian Railroad.

The 49-year lease was signed during talks Tuesday and Wednesday in Pyongyang, Russian Railways said Friday. Russian Railways will refurbish the line and build a container terminal at the North Korean port of Rajin.

Construction is expected to begin by the end of the year, Russian Railways said. North Korea and Russia also agreed to study the possibility of upgrading the rail link from Rajin to the Chinese border.

Russian electricity trumps Chinese tourists. I can't blame the xenophobic North Koreans for being practical.

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