N. Korea agrees to hold Red Cross talks on Sept. 7
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has accepted the South Korean Red Cross' offer to hold working-level talks on Sept. 7 to discuss the issues of reunions for families separated by the Korean War, the Unification Ministry here said Saturday.
On Friday, the Korean Red Cross proposed that the two sides meet at its "House of Peace" in the village of Panmunjom inside the Demilitarized Zone that divides the Koreas.
The ministry said it received a letter from the North through a contact channel in Panmunjom around 1 p.m.
"The two sides will hold consultations on related matters through the Panmunjom contact channel," said the ministry.
On Tuesday, the two Koreas agreed in a landmark agreement to push for the resumption of temporary family reunions around Chuseok, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving Day, which falls on Sept. 27.
brk@yna.co.kr
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