(VOVworld) - North and South Korea agreed on Tuesday to hold a reunion in October for families separated by the Korean War, following all-night talks between their respective Red Cross branches.

The family reunions will take place at the same resort area at Mount Kumgang in North Korea as the previous round of meetings in February 2014. Photo: AFP

The reunion, only the second to be held in five years, will take place between Oct 20-26 at North Korea’s Mount Kumgang resort, the South’s Unification Ministry said. 100 people will have the chance to meet their relatives since they were separated by the Korean War (1950-1953). The effort to organise a reunion was the product of an accord the Koreas reached two weeks ago to end a dangerous military standoff and reduce cross-border tensions.