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| North and South Korea have agreed to resume family reunions that were called off by the North two years ago, the two sides have announced in a statement. | North and South Korea have agreed to resume family reunions that were called off by the North two years ago, the two sides have announced in a statement. |
| The reunions, begun in 2000, were shelved amid worsening relations, but talks on the issue resumed this week. | The reunions, begun in 2000, were shelved amid worsening relations, but talks on the issue resumed this week. |
| Several hundred families split by the 1950-53 Korean War will be able to meet for several days from late September, the joint North-South statement said. | Several hundred families split by the 1950-53 Korean War will be able to meet for several days from late September, the joint North-South statement said. |
| The agreement is the latest sign of tensions easing between the Koreas. | The agreement is the latest sign of tensions easing between the Koreas. |
| Red Cross officials from both countries reached agreement after three days of talks at the Mount Kumgang resort in North Korea - where the family reunions are to be held from 26 September to 1 October. | Red Cross officials from both countries reached agreement after three days of talks at the Mount Kumgang resort in North Korea - where the family reunions are to be held from 26 September to 1 October. |
| Tens of thousands of families were separated by the war and the number who will be briefly reunited is a tiny fraction of those on the waiting list, says the BBC's John Sudworth in Seoul. For the rest, time is running out, our correspondent adds. | Tens of thousands of families were separated by the war and the number who will be briefly reunited is a tiny fraction of those on the waiting list, says the BBC's John Sudworth in Seoul. For the rest, time is running out, our correspondent adds. |
| The North and South are still technically at war, as a peace treaty was never concluded at the end of the war. | |
| There are still no exchanges by post, telephone or e-mail between people living across the heavily fortified border. |