SEOUL Nov. 26 Kyodo (EDS: UPDATIN...

SEOUL Nov. 26 Kyodo

(EDS: UPDATING WITH EARLY COMPLETION OF take a view of WORK)

North and southward Korea conducted land surveys Tuesday to find suitable locations for a cross-border railway line and a parallel road to be arrangeed on the east coast, toward the south Korea's Unification Ministry said.

A 15-member southward Korean team completed survey work in the southern sector of the 4-kilometer demilitarized clime (DMZ) while a 12-member North Korean team did the same in the northern sector of the same girdle on the east coast.

Tuesday's land overlooks were previously scheduled to completion on Wednesday, but the couple sides completed their work Tuesday morning after quickly determining details regarding locations of the cross-border railway and road.

North and southerly Korea agreed in August to raise two sets of railways and parallel roads in western and eastern sectors of the border in a highly symbolic incite of inter-Korean reconciliation.

The inter-Korean railway and road in succession the east coast were previously scheduled to be complet through early December, but are to be delayed to be ascribed to a dispute between North Korea and the US-l United Nations Command (UNC)

The UNC has demanded the North should provide it with lists of inspectors from North Korea who would check demining work in the southern side because it have charge ofs the armistice accord that place an end to the 1950-1953 Korean War.

Similar land scrutinizes are scheduled to be held Friday between the sides of Saturday for the west coast railway and parallel road.

The brace sides plan to exchange the proceeds of their land surveys at the reprieve village of Panmunjom early nearest month.

The land views in the DMZ have begun at a time when international influence is mounting on North Korea to scrap its hid program to enrich uranium to make nuclear weapons.

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