A potential visit by 200 South Korean businessmen to the now-shuttered Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) will likely not happen despite warming inter-Korean relations, the Ministry of Unification (MOU) said on Monday.

The emergency measures committee, which represents former KIC business owners, on February 26 requested the unification ministry allow a visit to the plant.

The group of 200 representatives had hoped to travel to the former inter-Korean industrial park – which has now been closed for over two years – on Monday to check the complex’s factories and equipment.

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