La conmovedora reunificación de familiares de Corea del Norte y Sur

To go with 'NKorea SKorea diplomacy family reunion' ADVANCER, by Lim Chang-Won In a photo taken on October 16, 2015 Park Yun-Dong, 90, holds a photo showing himself (centre L) and his late North Korean brother, Park Sun-Il (centre R) in his apartment in Ansan, South of Seoul. The members of families split and then permanently separated by the 1950-53 Korean War carry many sad memories and stories, but few that are as unique and dramatic as Park Yun-Dong's. One of the lucky South Koreans selected to take part in a rare family reunion to be held in North Korea next week, the 90-year-old is bracing for an emotional meeting with the family of his younger brother, who died four years ago. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones

To go with 'NKorea SKorea diplomacy family reunion' ADVANCER, by Lim Chang-Won In a photo taken on October 16, 2015 Park Yun-Dong, 90, holds a photo of his late North Korean brother and his family, as he poses in his apartment in Ansan, South of Seoul. The members of families split and then permanently separated by the 1950-53 Korean War carry many sad memories and stories, but few that are as unique and dramatic as Park Yun-Dong's. One of the lucky South Koreans selected to take part in a rare family reunion to be held in North Korea next week, the 90-year-old is bracing for an emotional meeting with the family of his younger brother, who died four years ago. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones

South Korean women chosen to attend a family reunion event in North Korea sit in a waiting area after arriving at a hotel used as a gathering point, in Sokcho, on the East side of the South Korean peninsula near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on October 19, 2015. Close to 400 South Koreans, many of them elderly and nearly all in a state of fevered anticipation, gathered before crossing into North Korea for a rare reunion with separated family members. Beginning October 20 in the North Korean resort of Mount Kumgang, it will be only the second such reunion in the past five years — the result of an agreement the two Koreas reached in August to de-escalate tensions that had pushed them to the brink of armed conflict. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones

A South Korean family chosen to attend a family reunion event in North Korea pose for a group photo (taken to give to their North Korean relatives during the reunion) after arriving at a hotel used as a gathering point, in Sokcho, on the East side of the South Korean peninsula near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on October 19, 2015. Close to 400 South Koreans, many of them elderly and nearly all in a state of fevered anticipation, gathered before crossing into North Korea for a rare reunion with separated family members. Beginning October 20 in the North Korean resort of Mount Kumgang, it will be only the second such reunion in the past five years — the result of an agreement the two Koreas reached in August to de-escalate tensions that had pushed them to the brink of armed conflict. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones

South Korean Lee Sun-Gyu (L), 85, smiles with her North Korean husband Oh In-Se (R), 83, during a separated family reunion meeting at the Mount Kumgang resort on the North's southeastern coast on October 20, 2015. Nearly 400 mostly elderly South Koreans, carrying gifts of warm clothes, cash and cosmetics, crossed into North Korea for a rare meeting with relatives they have either never met or last saw more than six decades ago. REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT NO ARCHIVES RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE AFP PHOTO / YONHAP

A South Korean woman chosen to attend a family reunion event in North Korea yawns as she sits in a waiting area after arriving at a hotel used as a gathering point, in Sokcho, on the East side of the South Korean peninsula near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on October 19, 2015. Close to 400 South Koreans, many of them elderly and nearly all in a state of fevered anticipation, gathered before crossing into North Korea for a rare reunion with separated family members. Beginning October 20 in the North Korean resort of Mount Kumgang, it will be only the second such reunion in the past five years — the result of an agreement the two Koreas reached in August to de-escalate tensions that had pushed them to the brink of armed conflict. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones

South Koreans chosen to attend a family reunion event in North Korea register after arriving at a hotel used as a gathering point, in Sokcho, on the East side of the South Korean peninsula near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on October 19, 2015. Close to 400 South Koreans, many of them elderly and nearly all in a state of fevered anticipation, gathered before crossing into North Korea for a rare reunion with separated family members. Beginning October 20 in the North Korean resort of Mount Kumgang, it will be only the second such reunion in the past five years — the result of an agreement the two Koreas reached in August to de-escalate tensions that had pushed them to the brink of armed conflict. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones

A group of South Korean women chosen to attend a family reunion event with their North Korean relatives sit on a bench outside their hotel before departing for the border and Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), near Sokcho on October 20, 2015. Close to 400 South Koreans, many of them elderly and nearly all in a state of fevered anticipation, gathered before crossing into North Korea for a rare reunion with separated family members. Beginning October 20 in the North Korean resort of Mount Kumgang, it will be only the second such reunion in the past five years — the result of an agreement the two Koreas reached in August to de-escalate tensions that had pushed them to the brink of armed conflict. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones

South Koreans chosen to attend a family reunion event with their North Korean relatives make their way to waiting busses outside their hotel before departing for the border and Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), near Sokcho on October 20, 2015. Close to 400 South Koreans, many of them elderly and nearly all in a state of fevered anticipation, gathered before crossing into North Korea for a rare reunion with separated family members. Beginning October 20 in the North Korean resort of Mount Kumgang, it will be only the second such reunion in the past five years — the result of an agreement the two Koreas reached in August to de-escalate tensions that had pushed them to the brink of armed conflict. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones

South Koreans chosen to attend a family reunion event with North Korean relatives waits to clear the Customs Inspection and Quarantine (CIQ) checkpoint before entering the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea, on the North-East coast of South Korea near Sokcho on October 20, 2015. Close to 400 South Koreans, many of them elderly and nearly all in a state of fevered anticipation, gathered before crossing into North Korea for a rare reunion with separated family members. Beginning October 20 in the North Korean resort of Mount Kumgang, it will be only the second such reunion in the past five years — the result of an agreement the two Koreas reached in August to de-escalate tensions that had pushed them to the brink of armed conflict. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones

South Korean Lee Sun-Gyu (L), 85, with daughter-in-law Lee Ok-Ran (2nd L) meet with her North Korean husband Oh In-Se (2nd R), 83, and son Oh Jang-Gyun (R) during a separated family reunion meeting at the Mount Kumgang resort on the North's southeastern coast on October 20, 2015. Nearly 400 mostly elderly South Koreans, carrying gifts of warm clothes, cash and cosmetics, crossed into North Korea for a rare meeting with relatives they have either never met or last saw more than six decades ago. REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT NO ARCHIVES RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE AFP PHOTO / YONHAP

South Korean Chae Hui-yang (L), 65, hugs his North Korean relative Chae Hun-Sik (C), 88, during a separated family reunion meeting at the Mount Kumgang resort on the North's southeastern coast on October 20, 2015. Nearly 400 mostly elderly South Koreans, carrying gifts of warm clothes, cash and cosmetics, crossed into North Korea for a rare meeting with relatives they have either never met or last saw more than six decades ago. REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT NO ARCHIVES RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE AFP PHOTO / YONHAP

South Korean Min Ho-Sik (C), 84, hugs his North Korean relative Min Eun-Sik (R), 81, during a separated family reunion meeting at the Mount Kumgang resort on the North's southeastern coast on October 20, 2015. Nearly 400 mostly elderly South Koreans, carrying gifts of warm clothes, cash and cosmetics, crossed into North Korea for a rare meeting with relatives they have either never met or last saw more than six decades ago. REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT NO ARCHIVES RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE AFP PHOTO / YONHAP

South Korean Gwon O-Hui (R), 92, hugs her North Korean relative Ri Han-Sik (L), 87, during a separated family reunion meeting at the Mount Kumgang resort on the North's southeastern coast on October 20, 2015. Nearly 400 mostly elderly South Koreans, carrying gifts of warm clothes, cash and cosmetics, crossed into North Korea for a rare meeting with relatives they have either never met or last saw more than six decades ago. REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT NO ARCHIVES RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE AFP PHOTO / YONHAP

South Korean Gwon O-Hui (R), 92, meets with her North Korean relative Ri Han-Sik (L), 87, during a separated family reunion meeting at the Mount Kumgang resort on the North's southeastern coast on October 20, 2015. Nearly 400 mostly elderly South Koreans, carrying gifts of warm clothes, cash and cosmetics, crossed into North Korea for a rare meeting with relatives they have either never met or last saw more than six decades ago. REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT NO ARCHIVES RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE AFP PHOTO / YONHAP

South Korean Lee Jeong-Suk (R), 68, whispers to her North Korean father Ri Heung-Jong (L), 88, during a separated family reunion meeting at the Mount Kumgang resort on the North's southeastern coast on October 20, 2015. Nearly 400 mostly elderly South Koreans, carrying gifts of warm clothes, cash and cosmetics, crossed into North Korea for a rare meeting with relatives they have either never met or last saw more than six decades ago. REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT NO ARCHIVES RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE AFP PHOTO / YONHAP

North Korean Hong Dae-Gyun (R), 83, shows his medals to his South Korea relatives during a separated family reunion meeting at the Mount Kumgang resort on the North's southeastern coast on October 20, 2015. Nearly 400 mostly elderly South Koreans, carrying gifts of warm clothes, cash and cosmetics, crossed into North Korea for a rare meeting with relatives they have either never met or last saw more than six decades ago. REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT NO ARCHIVES RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE AFP PHOTO / YONHAP

North Korean Sin Yeong-Gi (2nd R) talks with his South Korea relatives during a separated family reunion meeting at the Mount Kumgang resort on the North's southeastern coast on October 20, 2015. Nearly 400 mostly elderly South Koreans, carrying gifts of warm clothes, cash and cosmetics, crossed into North Korea for a rare meeting with relatives they have either never met or last saw more than six decades ago. REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT NO ARCHIVES RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE AFP PHOTO / YONHAP

A South Korean man holds photos of his North Korean cousins the night before departing for North Korea for a family reunion at a hotel used as a gathering point, in Sokcho, on the East side of the South Korean peninsula near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on October 19, 2015. Almost 400 South Koreans — many of them elderly, some in wheelchairs, all in a state of nervous anticipation — gathered Monday before crossing into North Korea for a rare and emotional reunion with separated family members. The reunion beginning October 20 in the North Korean resort of Mount Kumgang will be only the second in the past five years — the result of an agreement the two Koreas reached in August to ease tensions that had pushed them to the brink of armed conflict. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones

Kim Kun-Ho (L), 74, looks at photos of North Korean relatives as he talks to AFP the night before departing to visit them at a family reunion in North Korea, at a hotel used as a gathering point, in Sokcho, on the East side of the South Korean peninsula near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on October 19, 2015. Almost 400 South Koreans — many of them elderly, some in wheelchairs, all in a state of nervous anticipation — gathered Monday before crossing into North Korea for a rare and emotional reunion with separated family members. The reunion beginning October 20 in the North Korean resort of Mount Kumgang will be only the second in the past five years — the result of an agreement the two Koreas reached in August to ease tensions that had pushed them to the brink of armed conflict. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones