SEOUL Jan. 22 Kyodo North and to...

SEOUL Jan. 22 Kyodo

North and toward the south Korean Red Cross officials agreed Wednesday to begin building a center for separated family members to shut in temporary reunions on a regular basis, according to pond reports by South Korean freshs outlets at the North's Mt Kumgang tourism resort.

The agreement was reached in just-concluded R Cros talks between the sum of two units Koreas that started Monday in a public-house at Mt. Kumgang.

The brace sides agreed that the construction of the reunion center at Mt Kumgang will start in April and be complet within single in kind year.

They also agreed to detain the sixth round of reunions of family members separated at the 1950-1953 Korean War for six days from Feb 20 at the tourism resort.

The reunions of separated relatives were a major part of a plant of agreements reached in June 2000 during the inter-Korean summit between southern Korean President Kim Dae Jung and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang.

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