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Sharp increase in applications for the visits to the Gaeseong Industrial Complex by foreigners(Nov.25, 2005)

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The Gaeseong Industrial District Management Committee said that 109 foreigners from 25 countries such as the U.S., Japan, China, France and Germany have applied for invitation letters to the Gaeseong Industrial Complex and among them, the invitation letters have been issued for 104 foreigners with 49 foreigners actually paying visits to the Complex.

The Committee reported that concerning the status on issuing invitation letters for foreigners, the letters were issued for 18 investors and technicians, for 32 buyers, 58 general people, with four people's visits on June, eight people's on July, two people's on October, 35 people's on November on a monthly basis.

A related official from the committee said that even though increase in foreigners' applications for visits to the Complex this month was mainly due to the group visits of the members of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in Korea to the complex, the increasing numbers of the visits reflect foreigners' growing interests in the Complex, calling it a very encouraging phenomenon.