Park willing to hold talks with DPRK

Many families wait for reunions to meet relatives separated by war

The president of the Republic of Korea, Park Geun-hye, said on Monday that she is willing to hold a summit with Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

"If necessary, to remove pains of the division (of the Korean Peninsula) and open a door for unification, I am willing to meet with anyone. The inter-Korean summit - I can do that if it helps," Park said in her third-year New Year's news conference at the presidential office. She took office in February 2013.