South Korea and the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will exchange letters to confirm whether applicants for a reunion of families separated by the 1950- 53 Korean War are still alive about two weeks ahead of the agreed event, Seoul's unification ministry said Monday.
South Korea's Red Cross on Wednesday picked 500 candidates for separated families who could be allowed to join the reunion event with their long-lost relatives in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) continued their dialogue early Tuesday as talks for the reunion of Korean families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War lasted for more than 14 hours.
South Korea said Monday that it will make stern response to possible provocation from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, which fired short-range projectiles a day earlier.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Monday to respond to Seoul's dialogue offer "without any hesitation."
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday rejected South Korea's offer to hold talks between Red Cross officials to discuss the topic on regularly holding family reunion, Seoul's Unification Ministry said in a statement.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Thursday urged South Korea to cancel its scheduled joint military exercises with the United States that will start later this month.
South Korea on Wednesday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to more actively participate in preparations necessary for holding the agreed reunion of separated families.
Deadlock continues on the Korean Peninsula despite some signs of thawing mood as both South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) were reluctant to make concessions.
South Korea reiterated its call on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to hold the family reunion event as scheduled after Pyongyang abruptly postponed it last weekend.
South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday began Red Cross working-level contacts for reunion of families separated by the Korean War (1950-53).
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) accepted South Korea's proposal to hold working- level contacts for reunion of families separated by the Korean War (1950-53) in Panmunjom, Seoul's Unification Ministry said on Thursday.
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