Telephone Message to S

Telephone Message to S. Korean Red Cross President

PYONGYANG, June 17 (KCNA)

Chairman Jang Jae On of the Central Committee of the Red Cross Society of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea today sent to president Jong Won Sik of the south Korean Red Cross a telephone message proposing to have Red Cross talks of the north and south of Korea at an early date.

The message says:

As already known, in the historic North-South Joint Declaration adopted in Pyongyang on June 15, both sides agreed to solve as soon as possible humanitarian issues including exchange of visiting groups of separated families and relatives and repatriation of unconverted long-term prisoners, on the occasion of August 15 this year.

In this regard, the north side proposes to the south side to have talks between Red Cross organizations of the north and south at an early date.

It is reasonable to have as an agenda of the talks “on measure to solve humanitarian issues laid down in the North-South Joint declaration” and form a delegation of each side with the Deputy Chief of Red Cross organization as the head, two delegates and two or three suite members.

It is our desire to have Panmunjom as the venue of the talks and hold the talks in June. We request your side to fix a date you think convenient.

Looking forward to your side’s positive response.

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