Lee Kyong-hee, 62, tells the story about being reunited, if briefly, with a sister she hasn’t seen since being separated at the end of the Korean War nearly 60 years ago. Lee, her mother (now 100 years old), and other siblings met with their long lost sister at Mount Kumgang in North Korea over the Chuseok holiday.
We had five reunion sessions in total, spending two hours with my sister each time, in addition to a one-hour farewell meeting.
The moment Hye-gyong entered the reunion hall I recognised her immediately even though she looks very different from what I remember about her appearance.
She was 16 years old when I last saw her; she is now 75.
The BBC has her story, and her reflections on the intra-peninsular relationship between the two Koreas and what will need to happen in order for a peaceful reunion to occur:
In helping North Korea I believe the South Korean government shouldn’t expect the situation to change overnight.