SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea wants South Korea to reward it for resuming reunions of families separated by the Korean War, an official said Sunday after the communist nation hosted the first such meetings in two years.
Hundreds of Korean families separated for more than half a century were reunited Saturday under a temporary reunion program.
South Korean Red Cross chief Yoo Chong-ha told reporters that his North Korean counterpart Jang Jae On asked him Saturday about Seoul rewarding Pyongyang for the family reunions.
Yoo said the North Korean Red Cross chief didn’t say what reward his country wants from the South. But the pool reports, without citing any source, said the North appeared to be seeking resumption of food and fertilizer aid to the North, noting the country made similar demands in the past.
