DPRK and ROK to Hold Third Reunion of Separated FamiliesDPRK and ROK wrapped up their Red Cross talks in Seoul Wednesday without coming to an agreement on where to set up a permanent meeting place to enable hundreds of thousands of families separated by the Korean War to meet on a regular basis.In a six-point joint press statement, both sides agreed to continue discussing the permanent meeting place in the next round of talks, April 3-5. Under the new agreement, 300 people from each side will be able to exchange letters with their relatives across the border beginning March 15 and will be able to attach one or two family pictures. On Monday, The two sides agreed to hold the third reunion of separated families Feb. 26- 28 in each other's capitals. As in the two previous reunions, 100 people from each side will cross the border for temporary meetings with their families. Family reunions are considered one of the most important inter-Korean issues since many old people could die before being reunited with relatives they have not seen since the end of the Korean War in 1953. |
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