Time running out for Korean separated families despite hopes for reunion
- 6 years ago
So Sang-mi, is there nothing the Korean Red Cross can do about this situation?
The Korean Red Cross in Seoul keeps in close touch with the Red Cross Society of North Korea.
They have arranged 20 reunions so far, the last one in 2015, and some 4-thousand families, that is nearly 20-thousand people from the two Koreas met face-to-face.
They also have arranged multiple video reunions since 2005 connecting nearly 4,000 people.
But this too, didn’t last long as inter-Korean relations worsened.
The Korean Red Cross understands the plight of the separated families, but it can't act on its own -- only the inter-Korean authorities can... through an agreement.
But as you know, in the wake of the April 27th Panmunjom Declaration announced by the leaders of the two Koreas at the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit, Seoul and Pyongyang have, in principle, agreed to hold another round of reunions on August 15th for families separated by the Korean War.
If all goes as planned, the Red Cross talks to arrange those reunions will be held on the 22nd of this month.
Alright, let's hope everything will work out for them. Thank you, Sang-mi.
The Korean Red Cross in Seoul keeps in close touch with the Red Cross Society of North Korea.
They have arranged 20 reunions so far, the last one in 2015, and some 4-thousand families, that is nearly 20-thousand people from the two Koreas met face-to-face.
They also have arranged multiple video reunions since 2005 connecting nearly 4,000 people.
But this too, didn’t last long as inter-Korean relations worsened.
The Korean Red Cross understands the plight of the separated families, but it can't act on its own -- only the inter-Korean authorities can... through an agreement.
But as you know, in the wake of the April 27th Panmunjom Declaration announced by the leaders of the two Koreas at the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit, Seoul and Pyongyang have, in principle, agreed to hold another round of reunions on August 15th for families separated by the Korean War.
If all goes as planned, the Red Cross talks to arrange those reunions will be held on the 22nd of this month.
Alright, let's hope everything will work out for them. Thank you, Sang-mi.