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S. Korea signs MOU for US$500 mln Paraguay railway project
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Paraguay have signed an initial pact to cooperate in a US$500 million railway construction project in the Latin American country, the transport ministry said Tuesday.
The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in planning, finance, fundraising and selection of construction firms for the 44-kilometer railway to connect Paraguay's capital city of Asuncion and Ypacarai near the capital city, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
"The Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corp. (KIND) will conduct a feasibility study for the railway project. Such a partnership will increase the possibility of Korean builders winning the project," a ministry official said.
banana@yna.co.kr
Date
2020.08.25
According to Yonhap News,
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Paraguay have signed an initial pact to cooperate in a US$500 million railway construction project in the Latin American country, the transport ministry said Tuesday.
The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in planning, finance, fundraising and selection of construction firms for the 44-kilometer railway to connect Paraguay's capital city of Asuncion and Ypacarai near the capital city, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
"The Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corp. (KIND) will conduct a feasibility study for the railway project. Such a partnership will increase the possibility of Korean builders winning the project," a ministry official said.
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Source: Yonhap News (Aug 25, 2020)
* This article was translated from Korean.