Delegations from the two Koreas are set to meet once again today for Red Cross talks.<br />Top of the agenda is arranging reunions of separated families,... but other humanitarian issues could be discussed as well.<br />Let's connect to our Unification Ministry correspondent, Oh Jung-hee,... who's following the story at Seoul's Office for Inter-Korean Dialogue.<br />Jung-hee, what can you tell us?<br /><br /> Good morning, Semin.<br />The South Korean delegation crossed the inter-Korean land border roughly an hour and a half ago.<br />They left Seoul yesterday afternoon and spent the night in northeastern country of Goseong in Gangwon-do Province.<br /> Now as we speak, we are expecting the Red Cross Talks have begun between the two Koreas -- the talks were scheduled to start at 10AM at North Korea's Mount Kumgang.<br />Today's talks are to discuss humanitarian issues including the reunions of families separated by the Korean War.<br /> South Korea is sending a four-member delegation led by the President of the South Korean Red Cross, Park Kyung-seo.<br />North Korea sent the list of its delegates eight hours ago.<br /> The delegation has three members and is led by Pak Yong-il, the vice chairman of the North's reunification committee.<br />Take a look at what the South Korean delegation had to say upon their departure on Thursday:<br /><br /> "I hope to have good discussions with the North on humanitarian issues -- especially resolving the sorrow of over 57-thousand separated family members in South Korea."<br /><br /> So Jung-hee, we can take from that comment... that setting up these family reunions is going to be the main agenda at today's talks.... <br /><br /> You're right.<br />The main agenda on the table is setting the schedules for the family reunions.<br /> The leaders of Seoul and Pyongyang agreed at their summit talks in April to hold reunions for separated families on August 15th -- National Liberation Day.<br /> If the reunion event is to take place, this will be the first time in three years since the last event in October 2015.<br /> Over 132-thousand people are registered as separated from their family members... but among them, only 56-thousand are still alive... and among those, 85-percent are over 70 years old.<br /> South Korea is likely to suggest that the North allow separated family members to exchange letters and visit their hometowns,... but it's unclear whether Pyongyang will accept the proposal.<br /> We also can't rule out the possibility of delegations discussing some other humanitarian issues at today's talks -- like releasing South Korean detainees in the North... and Seoul providing humanitarian assistance to Pyongyang through the World Food Programme and UNICEF.<br />Semin. <br />
