Korea Railroad (KORAIL) President Lee Chul says the government is trying to arrange the second trilateral railway talks with North Korea and Russia next month in Pyongyang.

While attending a launch ceremony for the test runs of inter-Korean railways, Lee told reporters Thursday that Moscow has already agreed and Pyongyang showed a positive response to a meeting.

The two Koreas and Russia would focus discussions on the proposed linking of the Trans-Korean and the Trans-Siberian railways. The first railway talks were held in 2004.

The KORAIL chief added that the test runs of the Gyeongui and Donghae lines would serve as a catalyst for the next series of trilateral railway talks.