North and South Korea from agreed to hold temporary reunions of families divided by the 1950-53 Korean War in August as they assist reconciliation efforts amid a diplomatic push to resolve the North Korean atomic crisis.
Seoul’s Unification Ministry said Friday the reunions ordain take place at North Korea’s Diamond Mountain resort from Aug. 20 to 26.
It symbolized the countries will each send 100 participants to the reunions. Individual with mobility problems will be allowed to bring a relative to relieve them.
Such temporary reunions are highly emotional as most hankering to take part are elderly people who are eager to see their loved in unisons before they die. The families were driven apart during the turmoil of the war.