Ministry of Unification to Expand 6-7 Video Reunion Centers for Separated Families Nationwide
Minister of Unification Kim Yeon-chul visited the annex first floor of the Seoul office of the Korean Red Cross (HanJeok) located at the foot of Namsan in Seoul on the 15th.
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] On the 5th, the Ministry of Unification announced that it will expand the number of video reunion centers nationwide by 6 to 7 locations to facilitate non-face-to-face reunions for separated families.
Lee Jong-joo, spokesperson for the Ministry of Unification, stated at the regular briefing that "Most of the existing 13 video reunion centers in the South are concentrated in the metropolitan area."
The spokesperson emphasized, "We are preparing measures to expand video reunion centers in about 6 to 7 locations nationwide. Since inter-Korean dialogue is temporarily not progressing, it is important to prepare what we can do first."
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Additionally, the government will conduct a survey on the status of separated families between the South and the North from the 6th until the end of October, targeting 48,000 applicants residing domestically and abroad, as well as new eligible individuals.
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