| Status of the
1st visiting group |
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| The Korean Government
& The Korean National Red Cross
Society(KNRC) prepared for selecting
of the visiting group since exchange
of families separated was reached an
agreement around 15 August through South
& North Korea Joint Declaration
executed on 15th June. First of all,
the selected committee was composed
of 12 persons who are chose from the
experts of the body related with families
separated, the government, the press,
the academic world, the women world,
and the legal world on 22 June, 2000.
and the secretary general of KNRC was
appointed as a chairman of a committee |
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| Preparation
of meeting place in Hotel Walkerhill
for the 1st reunion of families
separated |
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Since an exchange schedule of
visiting group was confirmed through the 1st Red
Cross Conference, The selection committee was composed
and it selected the 1st candidates, 400 persons
in public by a computer on the basis of age, family
relationship, application in the past with the principle
of justice, clearness, and trust. The dead or unhealthy
of them were sorted out and finally 200 candidates
were selected for the inquiry of living and dying
or address to North Korea.
The list of 200 candidates was delivered through
South and North Liaison on 16 July. South Korean
opened to the public the list of 200 candidates
given by North Korea and 198 persons of them were
verified in a short period. Also, 138 out of 200
persons were confirmed in North Korea. The final
visiting group of 100 was fixed on the basis of
age and family relationship by the result from North
Korea. After that, South and North Korea exchanged
the list of visiting group on 8 Aug., 2000. |
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| Item |
The
1st Visiting Group |
| Period |
Aug., 2000 (3nights & 4days) |
| Size |
151 persons on each side (1 leader, 100
families separated, 30 supporters, 20 journalists) |
Leader
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South : Jang, Chung-Sik, the president (KNRCS)
North : Ryu, MIi-Young, the chairman of a
central committee of Cheongwoodang, Cheondokyo,
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Exchange
Route
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An air route |
Visiting
Place
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Exchange in Seoul & Pyeongyang simultaneously |
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