Anchor: As talks failed Monday on the resumption of the inter-Korean Gaeseong Industrial Complex, South and North Korea are preparing for a fourth round Wednesday. Some experts are concerned the next meeting may just be more of the same and yield no breakthrough to restarting the inter-Korean factory park.   
Kim Soyon reports.
 
Report: The two Koreas have met three times in July to discuss resuming operations at the Gaeseong Industrial Complex. Little progress was made, and both sides are now preparing for a fourth round of talks on Wednesday. 
 
South Korea has maintained throughout the meetings that North Korea must promise and take measures to prevent the joint complex from shutting down again. Seoul has also called for legal measures to be established in order to guarantee the safety of South Korean workers, properties and investment there. It also wants the North to take steps to make the joint factory park international.
 
North Korea, meanwhile, has made repeated calls for the swift resumption of the factory park, without presenting any measures to prevent a future shutdown. Pyongyang also blamed Seoul for the joint venture’s suspension.
 
The prevailing view is that it will be a challenge for the two sides to reach a deal on Wednesday.  
Some North Korea experts predict the two sides will simply repeat their positions in one or two more meetings. They say, after that, the two sides may try to raise the rank of negotiators or grow skeptical of holding talks altogether.
 
Timing may also lead to the talks unraveling.
 
North Korea is apparently preparing for its largest military parade in history on July 27th to mark the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice. And in August, South Korea and the U.S. will hold their joint Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise. 
 
If a deal isn’t reached on the Gaeseong issue before the exercise begins, the North may call off the talks. Pyongyang has cited Seoul-Washington defense drills as a main reason the complex was suspended.
 
Seoul has also achieved to some degree one of the most pressing issues of bringing out materials from the complex and conducting facility checks at Gaeseong. This means that the South is under less pressure to act so hastily in future talks.

Kim Soyon, KBS World Radio News.