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January 09, 2014

N. Korea rejects South proposal for family reunions
Seoul (AFP) Jan 09, 2014
North Korea Thursday rejected a South Korean proposal for resuming reunions for families separated by the Korean War, citing planned South-US military exercises as a major barrier. The North's main body for inter-Korean affairs said it would like to get the reunions going again, but questioned the South's sincerity. "How could separated families comfortably meet for a reunion in the face of ceaseless war practices staged in the South?" the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea (CPRK) ... read more

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