Update at 2000 KST: This article has been amended to reflect a correction issued by the press pool covering the event.

Seoul and Pyongyang promised to push forward with rail and road connection and modernization with “determination” to achieve co-prosperity of the Korean peninsula at a groundbreaking ceremony held on Wednesday.

The brief ceremony took place between 1002 and 1025 local time at Panmun Station in Kaesong city, North Korea, and was followed by a luncheon attended by important figures from both Koreas.

In his speech, DPRK vice-minister of Railways Kim Yun Hyok said the event holds “profound significance as