The World - News from Aug. 29, 1985
Prospects of a productive dialogue between North and South Korea dimmed when the two sides abruptly ended Red Cross talks in Pyongyang. Exchange visits by families separated since the Korean War are expected to go ahead, however. The Red Cross delegations accused each other of using the talks for political purposes, and the South Korean team walked out of a gymnastics display in Pyongyang after 50,000 North Korean students, brandishing rifles and shouting bellicose slogans, staged a mock battle. However, the two sides agreed to resume Red Cross talks Nov. 26 in Seoul.
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