The delegation is made up of 22 people, including representatives of the Unification Ministry, the Red Cross and Hyundai Asan company, which built a hotel in the region to facilitate contacts between separated relatives, according to the Yonhap news agency.
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Some of the members of the delegation will inspect the hotel to see what kind of repairs it needs. The renovation works should to be finished by August 15 — the National Liberation Day of Korea —celebrated in both North and South Koreas.
The meeting of the relatives who lost sight of each other after the 1950-1953 Korean War is expected to take place on August 20-26. The two Koreas are currently engaged in the selection process, picking potential reunion participants from each side.
Red Cross has been assisting in the organization of such meetings since 1984.
