Koreas agree date, venue for family reunions: Seoul

Koreas agree date, venue for family reunions: Seoul

SEOUL - Agence France-Presse

North Korea's chief delegate Pak Yong-Il (L) shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Lee Duck-Hang (R) in the Demilitarized zone dividing the two Koreas on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO / South Korean Unification Ministry

South and North Korea agreed Aug.23 to go ahead with reunions next month for families separated for decades by the 1950-53 Korean War, Seoul said.

The reunions will be held on September 25-30 at the North's Mount Kumgang resort, South Korea's Unification Ministry said in a press briefing.

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