Red Cross officials of South and North Korea met in Gaeseong on Friday to discuss holding a temporary reunion of families separated by the Korean War.

The two sides narrowed differences on the schedule of reunions, but could not agree on the venue of reunions. They will meet again on September 24th to discuss the matter.

The Unification Ministry in Seoul said that North Korea proposed that about 100 separated families each from the two Koreas be reunited at the North's Mount Geumgang resort on October 21st through the 27th.

An official at the South Korean Unification Ministry said that South Korea proposed expanding the scope of the temporary reunions to allow more separated families to join the event. Seoul also proposed regularizing the reunion of families separated by the division of the Korean Peninsula.

South Korea also proposed holding the reunions from October 19th through the 24th and requested that the North provide a specific location at the Geumgang resort for the reunions.

Working-level Red Cross officials from both sides met in a morning session from 10:30 a.m. to 11:25 a.m. The afternoon session opend at 3:35 p.m. but ended after 15 minutes.