WASHINGTON, March 29 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. government said Thursday that it will continue a humanitarian effort to help Korean-American residents here get in touch with their families in North Korea.
"The United States supports efforts to reconnect Korean-Americans separated from their family members in the DPRK (North Korea) since the end of the Korean War," a State Department official told Yonhap News Agency, requesting anonymity. "The is a humanitarian issue and we continue to do all that we can to raise this issue in relevant fora."
Such a commitment came despite soaring tensions over North Korea's move to blast a long-range rocket in mid-April.
