North and South Korea to hold family reunion next month for families separated by Korean war
North and South Korea agreed Tuesday to hold a reunion for families separated by the Korean war.
North and South Korea agreed Tuesday to hold a reunion for families separated by the Korean war - the fruit of a deal struck last month after cross-border tensions came close to boiling over into outright conflict
The reunion would be only the second to be held in five years in North Korea’s Mount Kumgang resort, with 100 participants from each side.
The two Koreas had committed themselves to organising the event - from October 20 to the 26th - two weeks ago in an accord that ended a dangerous military stand-off and pulled both sides back from the brink of an armed conflict.
The fact that they have followed through by agreeing a date and venue will be seen as a further positive sign, although the North has agreed to reunions in the past - only to cancel at the last minute.
Seoul was understood to have been pushing for an earlier date - before North Korea celebrates the 70th anniversary of the founding of its ruling Worker’s Party on October 10.
