"With no permanent peace treaty in place, however, North and South Korea are technically still at war. In this speech, Lee pledged that his administration would do its 'utmost to ensure peace takes root on the Korean Peninsula' and make sure that 'the grief of the separated families is not passed down to future generations.' North Korea 'has all the cards' "
"Lee's comments came shortly before the celebration of Chuseok, the annual harvest festival when families gather and pay respects to their ancestors. North Korea has yet to respond to Lee's remarks regarding family reunions. Such meetings have been organized in the past the last one in 2018 when 83 North Koreans were able to meet 89 relatives from the South after many decades. The oldest South Korean who was selected by lottery to travel to the North for the reunion was 101 years old."
South Korea urged North Korea to allow brief reunions for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, stressing urgency as many elderly relatives age. Inter-Korean relations remain mired in deep distrust, and no permanent peace treaty exists, leaving the peninsula technically at war under the 1953 armistice. The South pledged to prioritize peace and prevent the grief of separated families from passing to future generations. Limited reunions occurred previously, most recently in 2018 when 83 North Koreans met 89 South Korean relatives and the oldest selected visitor was 101. Pyongyang has shown hostility and has not responded to recent reunion requests.
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