Seoul said on Thursday ( Feb 13 ) decrying the “inhumane” action. For decades, North Korea has hosted tearful reunions of families separated by the Korean War and the division of the nation.
The Korean War, which divided the island and divided brothers and sisters, parents and children, and husbands and wives, splintered millions of people.
The two Koreas are technically still at battle, and all strong human markets are prohibited, so hostilities ended with an armistice rather than a peace agreement.
The destructive human value of the division of the Korean peninsula was demonstrated by personal reunions in the North’s Kumgang hill.
However, the meetings were frequently used by Pyongyang as a negotiating tool because of the rigors of inter-Korea elections. The final single took place in 2018.
According to a spokeswoman for Seoul’s integration government,” the destruction of the Mount Kumgang Reunion Center is an brutal act that violates the sincere wishes of isolated families.”
South Korea” severely urges an instant end to such activities” and “expresses strong regret”.
The spokesperson continued,” The North Korean government has carry complete responsibility for this situation and the unilateral demolition may be justified under any excuse.”
Since 1988, around 130, 000 South Koreans have registered their” separated people”.
As of 2025, about 36, 000 of those people are still intact, according to standard data.
75 % of respondents claim to not realize whether their friends are still alive or dead.
A few people had the good fortune of being chosen to participate in the occasionally cross-border reunions, which were mostly held at the Mount Kumgang location.
The truth for the majority of the split people is that they are unlikely to actually see each other again now that the meeting plan has been successfully ended.