A group of elderly South Koreans has met with their North Korean relatives for the first time in half a century. 

Ninety-nine South Koreans and 186 North Koreans were reunited at a mountain resort on North Korea's east coast on Sunday. 

While the reunions represent a warming of relations between the two countries, North Korea (Sunday) demanded that South Korea fire Foreign Minister Choi Sung-hong for praising tough U.S. policies toward the Communist North during his recent trip to Washington. 

Mr. Choi was quoted as saying "sometimes carrying a big stick works in forcing North Korea to come forward." 

The foreign minister says his remarks were taken out of context. Meanwhile, a third North Korean asylum seeker has joined two other defectors in South Korea. All three defectors are expected to undergo two weeks of medical tests and questioning before moving to a state resettlement shelter. 

Some information for this report provided by AP and AFP.

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