North Korea is in the process of destroying a property that has been used for reunions between relatives who were separated and ended up in the north and south as a result of the Korean War, reports Seoul on Thursday.
South Korea accuses its closed-off neighbor of acting "inhumanly" due to the move to destroy the center, which is located in the mountainous area of Mount Kumgang.
Millions of people were separated from each other during the war that took place between 1950 and 1953. Since then, there have been temporary, emotional reunions between relatives. However, these meetings have become part of the political game between Seoul and Pyongyang and are considered by many to be a negotiating tool for the closed regime in the north.
The last reunion of this kind took place in 2018 when there was a diplomatic thaw on the Korean Peninsula.
