Mother, son reunited in Seoul

Mother, son reunited in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - An identified mother (L) living in South Korea and her son from North Korea are reunited in Seoul on Feb. 26 under a program of reunions between relatives separated by the 1950-53 Korean War. A group of 100 elderly North Koreans arrived in Seoul and the same number of South Koreans left to go to Pyongyang under the three-day program starting the same day. It is the third round of visits by separated family members following previous exchanges in August and November last year.

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