Family members of two of the six South Koreans detained in North Korea met Seoul’s unification minister on Friday, stressing that the Yoon administration should prioritize finding out if their loved ones are still alive.

Kim Jong-sam, the brother of detained South Korean missionary Kim Jong-uk, told NK News that he considers his meeting with Kwon Young-se “milestone progress” in the families’ efforts to attract government attention to the issue.

“I told the minister that from the families’ point of view, the utmost priority is to find out if our loved ones are still alive in the North,” Kim said