part 3: 국군포로 납북자 가족 포함, 앞으로 일정
All the participants' stories are special.
Some ended up on the opposite sides of the border due to circumstances that are not too common.
Do Tell us about those.
That's right, Daniel.
Some of these relatives were separated because a member of their family was taken prisoner by the North during the war or was abducted by the regime.
That's true in six cases.
As South Korea prepared for these reunions,... asking the North which people would be able to attend, it enquired about 50 people in particular who were either POWs from the South or had been otherwise abducted.
The North confirmed the whereabouts of 21 of them -- 13 of them dead, eight alive.
Two of those still living are unable to move because of their advanced age.
So, the six who were able to move have joined these reunions.
POWs and abductees have joined the reunions before.
Between 2000 and 2015, South Korea inquired about 350 such people -- 54 of whom eventually got to meet their families.
And before we let you go Jiwon, do fill us in on the schedules of the remaining reunion event.
After the two-hour group session that was held from three to five this afternoon,... a welcoming banquet is scheduled from 7 to 9 this evening.
And over the next two days,... the participants will have more reunions, some of them in private.
Including all the sesssions, they'll have 11 hours together.
As brisk it may seem, Hopefully the gathering will provide some closure for these people.
Thank you for the report, Ji-won.
