Red Cross talks between the two Koreas are under way at North Korea's Mount Geumgang to discuss holding a reunion of families separated by the Korean War.

In an opening statement, the North’s chief delegate, Pak Yong-il, the vice chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country, said that if the talks are held with a sincere mind, the Korean people will come to enjoy happiness. 

Korean Red Cross President Park Kyung-seo, who is the chief representative for South Korea, said the two sides should ease the pain of separated Koreans through the talks. 

The two delegations are coordinating views on a specific time and scale of the reunion, in accordance with an agreement made during inter-Korean summit talks to hold the event around Independence Day on August 15th. 

If held, the reunion would be the first in three years.

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