Subject: Statists are responsible: Korean families make their tearful goodbyes Wed Aug 22, 2018 8:58 pm
South Korean families say tearful goodbyes to their relatives in North Korea after a three-day reunion in which they saw each other for the first time since being separated by the 1950-53 Korean War. No reporter narration. After the emotional few days at the North's tourist resort of Mount Kumgang, South Korean family members were escorted to waiting buses, as their North Korean relatives stood back and waved them off. "Stay healthy, grandmother, until the day of reunification. Let's meet again," said one North Korean woman in tears. The separated families are victims of a decades-long political gridlock since the war ended in a truce rather than a peace treaty. Reunions have been sporadically held since 1985, with this latest batch occurring after the neighbours renewed exchanges this year following a standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programmes.
Statists are responsible: Korean families make their tearful goodbyes