South, North to exchange list of separated families Saturday

The Red Cross societies of South and North Korea will exchange Saturday their respective lists of 100 separated family members and attendants who will visit the other side for the second round of family reunions Nov. 30-Dec. 2.

The exchange will take place during a meeting of the liaison officers of the two Red Cross societies at the truce village of Panmunjom, said a spokesman for the (South) Korea National Red Cross (KNRC).

The South Korean visitors will be headed by KNRC vice president Pong Du-Wan, he added.

The North Korean side told the KNRC that it would include those who could not visit Seoul for the first round of family reunions in the list of visitors for the upcoming second program, according to the spokesman.

In response, the KNRC asked its Northern counterpart to select the visitors in the second list from those who were confirmed to be alive, he said.