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5th North-South Red Cross Talks Held

KCNA

    Kumgangsan, November 6 (KCNA) -- The 5th North-South Red Cross talks were held from Nov. 4 to 6 in Mt. Kumgang resort to discuss the issue of building Kumgangsan center for the reunion of separated families and relatives. At the talks both sides had an earnest discussion of the issues concerning the building of the Kumgangsan center and made public an agreement.
    According to the agreement, both sides decided to complete the construction of the center in the area before Jopho Village in Onjong-ri, Kosong County, Kangwon Province, on a scale of a total floor space of 20,000 square meters (6,000 phyong) within a year after its ground-breaking and to build more if necessary.
    The agreement specifies concrete articles stipulating that the south side shall take exclusive charge of the construction, the north side shall provide labour force and materials needed and the south side shall bear their expenses.
    Present at the talks from the north side were members of the delegation headed by Choe Song Ik, permanent member of the Central Committee of the DPRK Red Cross Society, and from the south side members of the delegation headed by Ri Pyong Ung, special aide to the president of the south Korean Red Cross.