North and South Korea war-divided family reunions in jeopardy

In this photo released by the South Korean Unification Ministry, South Korean chief delegate Kim Kyou-hyun, right, welcomes his North Korean counterpart Won Tong Yon upon arrival at the border village of Panumjom, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. The rival Koreas sat down Friday for a second round of talks this week at a border village as the North's calls for a delay of annual South Korea-U.S. military drills threaten plans for the resumption of emotional reunions of war-divided families. (AP Photo/South Korean Unification Ministry)

In this photo released by the South Korean Unification Ministry, South Korean chief delegate Kim Kyou-hyun, third from left, talks with his North Korean counterpart Won Tong Yon, third from right, during a meeting at the border village of Panumjom, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. The rival Koreas sat down Friday for a second round of talks this week at a border village as the North's calls for a delay of annual South Korea-U.S. military drills threaten plans for the resumption of emotional reunions of war-divided families. (AP Photo/South Korean Unification Ministry)

In this photo released by the South Korean Unification Ministry, North Korean chief delegate Won Tong Yon, center left, walks with other delegates after crossing a military demarcation line, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, for a meeting with South Korean delegates at the border village of Panmunjom, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. The rival Koreas sat down Friday for a second round of talks this week at a border village as the North's calls for a delay of annual South Korea-U.S. military drills threaten plans for the resumption of emotional reunions of war-divided families. (AP Photo/South Korean Unification Ministry)

In this photo released by the South Korean Unification Ministry, South Korean chief delegate Kim Kyou-hyun, second from right, shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart Won Tong Yon, third from left, during their meeting at the border village of Panumjom, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. The senior officials from the rival Koreas met Wednesday at a border village, their highest-level talks in years and a potential signal that Pyongyang wants better ties and the resumption of lucrative cooperative projects.(AP Photo/South Korean Unification Ministry)

Head of the North Korean high-level delegation, Won Tong Yon (C) crosses the concrete border which separates the two Koreas at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone, north of Seoul February 12, 2014. North and South Korea held their first high-level talks in seven years on their armed border on Wednesday, exploring ways to improve ties while the South and the United States geared up for large-scale military drills that have angered Pyongyang. (REUTERS/Unification Ministry/Yonhap)

North Korea Ambassador to the United Nations So Se Pyong addresses a news conference at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva February 11, 2014. (REUTERS/Denis Balibouse)

North Korea Ambassador to the United Nations So Se Pyong leaves after his address to a news conference at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva February 11, 2014. (REUTERS/Denis Balibouse)

North Korea Ambassador to the United Nations So Se Pyong addresses a news conference at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva February 11, 2014. (REUTERS/Denis Balibouse0

South Korean Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae adjusts his glasses during a press conference at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. While North Korea is threatening to cancel a reunion of Korean War-divided families later this month only one day after agreeing on dates for the emotional meetings, Ryoo said that the agreement must be followed. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korean Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae speaks during a press conference at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. While North Korea is threatening to cancel a reunion of Korean War-divided families later this month only one day after agreeing on dates for the emotional meetings, Ryoo said that the agreement must be followed. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korean Lee Kyun-myoung, 93, center, talks with Red Cross members as he fills out application forms to reunite with his family members living in North Korea, at the Korea Red Cross headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. The rival Koreas agreed Wednesday to hold their first reunions of Korean War-divided families in more than three years later this month, another small step forward in easing tensions that comes despite North Korea's anger over upcoming U.S.-South Korean military drills. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korean Lee Kyun-myoung, 93, right, talks with Red Cross members as he fills out application forms to reunite with his family members living in North Korea, at the Korea Red Cross headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. The rival Koreas agreed Wednesday to hold their first reunions of Korean War-divided families in more than three years later this month, another small step forward in easing tensions that comes despite North Korea's anger over upcoming U.S.-South Korean military drills. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

In this photo released by South Korean Unification Ministry, head of South Korean working-level delegation Lee Duk-haeng, center right, shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart Park Yong Il, center left, during their meeting at Tongilgak in the North Korean side of Panmunjom which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. Red Cross delegates from the rival Koreas begun talks Wednesday on holding reunions of families separated since the Korean War ended in the early 1950s. (AP Photo/South Korean Unification Ministry)

South Korean soldiers look towards the North Korean side as a North Korean solder approaches the U.N. truce village building that sits on the border of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the military border separating the two Koreas, during the visit of U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, in Panmunjom, South Korea September 30, 2013. Hagel toured the Korean DMZ on Monday, at times under the watchful eye of North Korean soldiers, and said the Pentagon had no plan to reduce its 28,500-member force in the South despite budget constraints. (REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool)

North Korean soldiers stand on the North Korean side, with one using a camera, as South Korean soldiers face them at the U.N. truce village building that sits on the border of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the military border separating the two Koreas, during the visit of U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, in Panmunjom, South Korea September 30, 2013. Hagel toured the Korean DMZ on Monday, at times under the watchful eye of North Korean soldiers, and said the Pentagon had no plan to reduce its 28,500-member force in the South despite budget constraints. (REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool)

A Chinese tourist looks towards the north through a pair of binoculars at the Imjingak pavilion near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas, in Paju, north of Seoul October 16, 2013. South Korean soldiers are everywhere on the south side of the misleadingly named Demilitarised Zone. They guard buildings and man roadblocks to keep the invading hordes at bay. Today the hordes aren't North Korean soldiers. They're tourists. Picture taken on October 16, 2013. (REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji)

In this photo released by the South Korean Unification Ministry, head of the South Korean working-level delegation Lee Duk-haeng, right, shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart Park Yong Il after they exchanged documents of a signed agreement at Tongilgak in the North Korean side of Panmunjom which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. The divided Koreas agreed Wednesday to hold the first reunions of war-divided families in more than three years later this month, in a surprise accord struck even Pyongyang is pressing its rival to cancel its annual military drills with Washington. (AP Photo/South Korean Unification Ministry)

A North Korean soldier (L) looks through binoculars while another soldier takes a photo, as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden visits at the border village of Panmunjom at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the military border separating the two Koreas, December 7, 2013. (REUTERS/Lee Jin-man/Pool)

In this photo released by South Korean Unification Ministry, head of South Korean working-level delegation Lee Duk-haeng, center, prepares to cross a border line to hold a meeting with North Korea at Tongilgak in the North Korean side of Panmunjom which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. Red Cross delegates from the rival Koreas begun talks Wednesday on holding reunions of families separated since the Korean War ended in the early 1950s. (AP Photo/South Korean Unification Ministry)

A North Korean soldier takes photographs of a South Korean soldier standing guard at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating North Korea from South Korea, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul January 29, 2014. South Korea urged the North on Wednesday to speed efforts for reunions of families separated since the war that divided the neighbours, but vowed to continue joint military drills with the United States, despite protests from Pyongyang. (REUTERS/Korea Pool/Yonhap)

In this photo released by South Korean Unification Ministry, head of South Korean working-level delegation Lee Duk-haeng, right, shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart Park Yong Il during their meeting at Tongilgak in the North Korean side of Panmunjom which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. Red Cross delegates from the rival Koreas begun talks Wednesday on holding reunions of families separated since the Korean War ended in the early 1950s. (AP Photo/South Korean Unification Ministry)