Chronology of separated families
1945
Aug.Korea's liberation from Japan and the introduction of the 38th Parallel and the Military Demarcation Line
1948
Aug.The establishment of the government in South Korea in August and that in North Korea in September
1950
JuneKorean War
1953
JulyConclusion of the ceasefire agreement
1971
Aug.The Red Cross in South Korea and North Korea agreed to carry out the 'separated family member reunion' campaign
1972
JulyThe Joint Communique of 4 July between the South and the North of Korea
Aug.The 1st Main Conference of the Red Cross of South and North Korea (Pyeongyang)
1983
JuneFinding Separated families broadcast by KBS
1985
Sep.Exchange of hometown visitors who were separated family members in the South and the North and art performance groups
2000
JuneNorth-South Joint Declaration (The June 15th Joint Declaration)
Aug.The 1st separated family reunion (Seoul, Pyeongyang)
2001
Mar.Pilot project for letter exchange between separated family members (300 people each in the South and the North)
2003
Nov.Agreement reached on the establishment of a meeting room for separated families at Mt. Geumgang
2005
Aug.The 1st separated family reunion via video chatting
2007
Oct.Declaration for advancement in the relationship between the South and the North and peaceful prosperity (10.4 Declaration)
2008
Feb.Pilot program on the exchange of video letters between separated family members in the South and the North
2015
Oct.The 20th separated family reunion (Mt. Geumgang)
2018
Apr.The 1st Inter-Korean Summit (Panmunjeom)
2018
May.The 2nd Inter-Korean Summit (Panmunjeom)
2018
Aug.The 21th separated family reunion (Geumgangsan Hotel)
2018
Sep.The 3rd Inter-Korean Summit (Pyeongyang)