Two Koreas agree on reunions of divided families



News Two Koreas agree on reunions of divided families Negotiators also agree on number of participants, will seek to confirm whether participants are living or dead Ha-young Choi September 8, 2015 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Integrated Information System for Separated Families Inter-Korean negotiators have set a date of October 20-26 for the next round of reunions of divided families following long talks that started Monday morning and lasted more than 24 hours. The two parties initially disagreed on the date. The South pushed to have the event before October 10, so that it would take place before the anniversary of the establishment of the Workers' Party of Korea, while the North insisted on having it after. Inter-Korean negotiators have set a date of October 20-26 for the next round of reunions of divided families following long talks that started Monday morning and lasted more than 24 hours. The two parties initially disagreed on the date. The South pushed to have the event before October 10, so that it would take place before the anniversary of the establishment of the Workers' Party of Korea, while the North insisted on having it after. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Two Koreas agree on reunions of divided families

Negotiators also agree on number of participants, will seek to confirm whether participants are living or dead

Ha-young Choi September 8, 2015

Two Koreas agree on reunions of divided families

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Inter-Korean negotiators have set a date of October 20-26 for the next round of reunions of divided families following long talks that started Monday morning and lasted more than 24 hours.

The two parties initially disagreed on the date. The South pushed to have the event before October 10, so that it would take place before the anniversary of the establishment of the Workers' Party of Korea, while the North insisted on having it after.

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