So Sang-mi, is there nothing the Korean Red Cross can do about this situation?<br /><br /> The Korean Red Cross in Seoul keeps in close touch with the Red Cross Society of North Korea.<br />They have arranged 20 reunions so far, the last one in 2015, and some 4-thousand families, that is nearly 20-thousand people from the two Koreas met face-to-face.<br /> They also have arranged multiple video reunions since 2005 connecting nearly 4,000 people.<br />But this too, didn’t last long as inter-Korean relations worsened. <br /> The Korean Red Cross understands the plight of the separated families, but it can't act on its own -- only the inter-Korean authorities can... through an agreement.<br /><br /> But as you know, in the wake of the April 27th Panmunjom Declaration announced by the leaders of the two Koreas at the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit, Seoul and Pyongyang have, in principle, agreed to hold another round of reunions on August 15th for families separated by the Korean War.<br />If all goes as planned, the Red Cross talks to arrange those reunions will be held on the 22nd of this month.<br /><br /> Alright, let's hope everything will work out for them. Thank you, Sang-mi.<br />
