'북미회담 결과에도 인도적 지원 면제 계속돼야'<br /><br />Although North Korea and the U.S. failed to strike a deal at last week's Hanoi summit, it shouldn't be reason enough to tighten sanctions that could hamper humanitarian efforts in North Korea.<br />This according to Thierry Ribaux, the head of the Pyeongyang office of the International Committee of the Red Cross.<br />He told Seoul-based Yonhap News Agency that the UN Security Council needs to continue giving sanctions exemptions for humanitarian purposes.<br />Ribaux also stressed that South and North Korea should arrange more face-to-face reunions of families separated by the Korean War, rather than video meetings.<br />He added the Red Cross is willing to help reconnect family members.<br />Inter-Korean family reunions were held in August last year, the first such event in three years.
