| DPRK urges South Korea to ditch "May 24 step" |
| Last Updated(Beijing Time):2012-08-11 10:30 |
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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) urged South Korea Thursday to ditch the so-called "May 24 step" before talks on a reunion of separated families and relatives, the official news agency KCNA reported Friday.
The so-called May 24 step refers to South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's address on May 24, 2010, who said all travels of persons and north-south cooperation would be barred unless the DPRK apologized for the the sinking of South Korea's Cheonan warship.
If the south side is willing to promote the reunion, it should ditch the "May 24 step" and open the way for South Koreans to tour Mt. Kumgang, said a notice issued by the chairman of the Central Committee of the DPRK Red Cross Society on Thursday.
The notice was issued in reply to the president of Red Cross of South Korea who proposed on Wednesday for a north-south working contact on the issue of reunion of separated families and relatives. |
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