韩国朝鲜签署协议

 　　SEOUL - Republic of Korea and the Democratic People' s Republic of Korea officially signed an agreement on forming a joint¹ committee to run the Kaesong industrial complex, Seoul's Unification Ministry² said Thursday.

　　Under the agreement, Seoul and Pyongyang will set up a joint management committee for the Kaesong factory park that has one chairman and five members each from both sides sitting on board, according to the Ministry of Unification.

　　The committee, which will be in charge of running the industrial zone, plans to hold a regular meeting once every quarter. The first meeting of the joint committee will be held next Monday.

　　Four other subcommittees will be formed, including those in charge of guaranteeing personal safety, protecting assets, discussing passage, communications and customs, and strengthening global competitiveness.

　　The subcommittees, which will be composed of one head and around 3 members each from both sides, plans to gather regularly once a month.

　　Furthermore, the two Koreas plans to establish a standing³ secretariat to give administrative⁴ supports to the committee and subcommittees.

　　The agreement came around two weeks after the two Koreas agreed to reopen the jointly⁵ operated factory park in the DPRK's border town of Kaesong. The industrial zone, which 123 ROK's companies run factories, had been suspended for more than four months after the DPRK withdrew all of its workers from Kaesong in early April.

　　The formation of the committee will grant Seoul an equal say with Pyongyang on running the factory park. In the past, the industrial zone was managed solely⁶ by the DPRK's General Bureau for Development Guidance of Central Special Zone.

1 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

5 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

6 solely   

adv.仅仅，唯一地

参考例句：

• Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
• The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。