North, South Korea agree to hold reunion of separated families

MOSCOW. August 28. KAZINFORM Delegations from North and South Korea agreed at talks on Friday to hold reunions in late September of families separated by the Korean War more than half a century ago,  Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.

The deal was reached on the third and final day of talks in North Korea's Mount Kumgang (Diamond Mountain) resort.

"The South and the North will continue to cooperate on the issue of separated families and other humanitarian issues involving the Red Cross," the sides said in a joint statement quoted by Yonhap news agency.

The meetings will take place at a hotel on Mount Kumgang from September 26 to October 1, shortly before the Korean holiday of Chuseok, and will involve around 200 families separated during the 1950-1953 war. The last such reunion was held in 2007, Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

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