200 families separated by Korean War to be reunited next month

Euronews: Two hundred family members separated by the decades-long Korean War will take part in emotional reunions next month, South Korea said Friday — the latest breakthrough in North Korea’s diplomatic thaw.

The families will be briefly reunited August 20-26 at a resort in Mount Kumgang, or “Diamond Mountain,” in North Korea, the South’s Unification Ministry announced after talks.

The temporary reunions, which would be the first in three years, are among steps promised by Kim Jong Unfollowing historic meetings with President Donald Trump earlier this month and South Korean President Moon Jae-in in May.

The reunion program began after a historic North-South summit in 2000, and the waiting lists are long. For many, time ran out: Last year alone 3,800 South Koreans who applied to take part died without ever seeing their relatives.

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