Red Cross sponsors reunion talks

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A South Korean Red Cross delegation has left for the DPRK, to hold talks with Pyongyang on the reunion of families separated during the Korean War. Secretary General of the South Korean Red Cross office, Kim Young-chol, leads the three member delegation.

Kim said the main topic of discussions would be "the dispersed family issue," but added that he would also try for talks on "other humanitarian matters." About 600-thousand South Koreans are believed to have relatives in the DPRK. The two sides have held 16 rounds of face-to-face reunions so far.