Date: Monday, January 27, 2014
Time: 10:30-10:47 A.M.
1. Holding family reunions for the separated families on the occasion of the Lunar New Year
l The Chairman of the “Republic of Korean National Red Cross” delivered our stance on holding the family reunions in a notice sent to the North via the Panmunjeom channel this morning(1.27).
- In the message, we welcomed the North’s acceptance of our January 6th proposal to hold the family reunions upon the Lunar New Year.
- We proposed to hold the family reunions from February 17th to 22nd at Mt. Geumgang considering the separated families’ yearn for the reunions.
- Furthermore, we offered to hold Red-Cross working-level contacts at the North side of Panmunjeom, Tongilgak on January 29th for consultations on practical issues.
l We hope the North positively responds to our proposal and by holding the family reunions smoothly, we expect to create a new opportunity in inter-Korean relations.
2. Minister’s Schedules
Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae will visit the North Korean youth refugees and the separated families today on the occasion of the Lunar New Year.
On Tuesday(1.28), Minister Ryoo will attend the cabinet meeting at 10 A.M.
On Friday(1.31), the Minister will attend the Lunar New Year’s Day ceremony at Imjingak, which is held by the displaced families moaning the loss of their hometowns, and deliver words of encouragement.
3. Vice Minister’s Schedules
Vice Minister Kim Nam-sik will sit down for a meeting with the U.S. State Department Special Representative for North Korea policy, Glyn Davies and discuss inter-Korean relations and the current situation on the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday(1.29) at 2:30 P.M.
At 4 P.M., Vice Minister Kim will attend the vice-ministers’ conference.
4. Entry and exit status
828 South Korean citizens will enter and 351 will exit the GIC today. A total of 317 people stayed in the GIC yesterday.
