North and South Korean Families Briefly Reunited
- 14 years ago
About 300 family members from North and South Korea meet long-lost relatives after being separated by the Korean War. The reunions are expected to continue through Friday.
North and South Korean family members reunited on Wednesday with their long-lost relatives during a brief three-day reunion.
Some 100 aging South Koreans drove across a tensely guarded armed border to be reunited with relatives at the Mount Kumgang resort.
Park Sang-hwa cries as he met with his daughter who was merely a year old when they were separated during the Korean War.
[Park Sang-hwa, South Korean]:
"I cannot believe that you're alive. I'm a bad father.”
[Jin Ok, North Korean]:
"I also thought I had no father.”
The reunions started last week and will continue until Friday.
The resumption of the reunions comes amid a flurry of conciliatory moves by both sides. South Korea has been looking for ways to restart talks with the North on ending its nuclear arms program.
North and South Korean family members reunited on Wednesday with their long-lost relatives during a brief three-day reunion.
Some 100 aging South Koreans drove across a tensely guarded armed border to be reunited with relatives at the Mount Kumgang resort.
Park Sang-hwa cries as he met with his daughter who was merely a year old when they were separated during the Korean War.
[Park Sang-hwa, South Korean]:
"I cannot believe that you're alive. I'm a bad father.”
[Jin Ok, North Korean]:
"I also thought I had no father.”
The reunions started last week and will continue until Friday.
The resumption of the reunions comes amid a flurry of conciliatory moves by both sides. South Korea has been looking for ways to restart talks with the North on ending its nuclear arms program.