Seoul wants to reunite families separated by the Korean War for Lunar New Year



News Seoul wants to reunite families separated by the Korean War for Lunar New Year Unification minister Lee In-young calls for family reunions over video, but it’s unclear whether Pyongyang will respond Won-Gi Jung January 25, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Lee In-young office South Korea hopes to hold video meetings for families separated by the Korean War around the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, the country’s unification minister said on Monday. Speaking at a press conference on Jan. 25, unification minister Lee In-young said that the Korean Seollal holiday — slated for Feb. 11 to Feb. 13 — is “an opportunity” to hold the virtual reunions. South Korea hopes to hold video meetings for families separated by the Korean War around the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, the country’s unification minister said on Monday. Speaking at a press conference on Jan. 25, unification minister Lee In-young said that the Korean Seollal holiday — slated for Feb. 11 to Feb. 13 — is “an opportunity” to hold the virtual reunions. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period 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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Seoul wants to reunite families separated by the Korean War for Lunar New Year

Unification minister Lee In-young calls for family reunions over video, but it’s unclear whether Pyongyang will respond

Won-Gi Jung January 25, 2021

Seoul wants to reunite families separated by the Korean War for Lunar New Year

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South Korea hopes to hold video meetings for families separated by the Korean War around the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, the country’s unification minister said on Monday.

Speaking at a press conference on Jan. 25, unification minister Lee In-young said that the Korean Seollal holiday — slated for Feb. 11 to Feb. 13 — is “an opportunity” to hold the virtual reunions.

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