The North Korean authorities have postponed next week’s round of separated family reunions, as well as talks on the resumption of Mt. Geumgang tourism that were due to take place on October 2nd.
According to the North Korean side, the decision was taken due to the attitude of the South Korean government.
In a statement issued in the name of the Committee for the Peaceful Unification of the Fatherland this morning, North Korea accused the South of “misusing” inter-Korean dialogue to foster “confrontation between the same race [i.e. the united people of the two Koreas].”
Therefore, the statement declared, “We are postponing the impending separated families and relatives reunions on the North-South schedule until such time as a normal atmosphere for the conducting of dialogue and negotiation is in place.”
