Red Cross chief to discuss separated families in N.Korea
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday to discuss the reunification of families on the divided Korean peninsula. North Korea said on Sunday it had accepted a South Korean offer to hold talks on resuming reunions of families separated by the Korean War, Reuters reported. It was the first visit in 21 years by an ICRC president to North Korea. “We reiterate ICRC willingness to offer our support in an advisory capacity for family reunifications,” ICRC spokesman Ewan Watson said in Geneva.
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