The agreement, the first of its kind, was reached in contact between the U.S. Red Cross and North Korea's U.N. diplomatic mission in New York in May, said the Seoul official, requesting anonymity.
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2011/08/06 22:55 KST
Select Korean-Americans to be allowed to exchange letters with their families in N. Korea
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has agreed to allow 10 Korean-Americans to exchange letters with their families in the communist country whom they have not seen since the Korean War more than a half century ago, a South Korean Red Cross official Saturday.
The agreement, the first of its kind, was reached in contact between the U.S. Red Cross and North Korea's U.N. diplomatic mission in New York in May, said the Seoul official, requesting anonymity.
The agreement, the first of its kind, was reached in contact between the U.S. Red Cross and North Korea's U.N. diplomatic mission in New York in May, said the Seoul official, requesting anonymity.
