The 6.15 Southern Committee and Others hold Press Conference on the 6th 5.24 Action [South-North Interchange Prohibit] anniversary, “No Solution for the Nuclear Issue without Conversation”
“Guarantee Gaeseong Industrial Complex Restart and Private Interchange,” The 6.15 Southern Committee and Others hold Press Conference on the 6th 5.24 Action [South-North Interchange Prohibit] anniversary, “No Solution for the Nuclear Issue without Conversation”
The Southern Committee to the 6.15 South-North Joint Declaration Fulfillment, together with the Emergency Planning Committee to the Firms occupied in Gaeseong Industrial Complex and the Emergency Planning Committee to the South-North Economic Cooperation, held a press conference on May 24 (the 6th anniversary of the 5.24 Action [South-North Interchange Prohibit] by the Lee Myung-bak regime) at the National Assembly and urged that the authorities concerned guarantee the Gaeseong Industrial Complex restart and private interchange, and lift the 5.24 (South-North Interchange prohibit) Action.
At the press conference, Lee, Changbok, standing representative chair to the 6.15 Southern Committee, criticized the government’s shutdown of the Gaseong Complex and said, conveying the result of the recent joint chairmen conference of the 6.15 Joint Committee in Shenyang, China, “The Gaeseong Industrial Complex which is that the South and the North had made Peace through cooperation is now shut due to the government’s military-operation-like action one hundred days ago. The 6.15 Joint Committee will restore Gaeseong as the ground for reconciliation again through our National Joint Anniversaries and all in Gaeseong.”
Yu, Dongho, chair to Emergency Planning Committee of the South-North Economy Cooperation, deplored, saying, “We businesspeople, heralds of reconciliation of the South and the North, are now being accused, with the terrible reputation of ‘the supporters for nuclear missile’. What on earth have the businesspeople and workers, those who jumped into the South-North Economy Cooperation only upon the trust on the government, done wrong?”
The Park, Geun-hye government shut down the Gaeseong Industrial Complex as well as all other South-North Interchange this February, announcing, “We won’t have any conversation with the North for as long as the North does not discard the nucleus.” Yoon, Jongoh, a lawmakers-elect (Woolsan city Book-gu) who joined the press conference this day, emphasized the importance of the South-North Interchange, saying, “Even the longest enemy against North Korea in the world and also leading the current restrict against the country, the USA, permits their citizens’ visit to North Korea. That we, the one involved for Unification, are not able to meet the other involved for Unification is that we ourselves give up our own Unification.”
Congressman Hong, Ikpyo (the Democratic Party along: the leading opposition) criticized, saying, “The 5.24 Action and the Shutdown of Gaeseong Industrial Complex are above-the-law administrative measures. They block new productive power of the Korean economy.”
The participants of the press conference, through their statement of plea, ‘Restart the Gaeseong Complex! Guarantee Private Interchange! Lift the 5.24 Action!,’ demanded the enactment of ‘Gaeseong Industrial Complex’ Special Law, criticizing and appealing, “The South should lead the South-North dialogue, not simply saying ‘no’ to the Northern proposal of military talks. How is the government planning to proceed to solve the nuclear situation even without any talk? Rejecting conversation is just the same as not solving the nuclear problem.” They also requested that the 20th National Assembly “make a diversion to the government’s dead-end restrict against the North, leading it to reconciliation and cooperation.”
Woo Sangho, Floor Leader of the Leading opposition, promise the Assembly’s Trial, “Humanitarian Support and Private Interchange be Continued”
The 6.15 Sothern Committee standing representatives, prior to the press conference this day, had a meeting with congressman Woo, Sangho, the floor leader of the Democratic Party along. There, Lee, Changbok the Southern Committee standing chair told Woo that the 6.15 National Joint Committee had consented to hold the 6.15 Joint Declaration 16th Annual Anniversary this year next month in Gaeseong. Kim, Samyul, member of the Southern Committee standing representatives and the chair to the Bereaved Family Association of the Independence Patriots, added, “I felt that the North has a strong and active will for mutual conversation. I hope the 20th Assembly does its proper role regarding this (South-North reconciliation) matter.” Also member of the standing representatives and the Jangsang Association of the Korean Women’s Order of the Catholic Church, bishop Gwon, Ohee pointed out, “The spirit of peaceful Unification that is nailed down on our Constitution can only be actualized through conversation and negotiation,” appealing, “We cannot expect any South-North reconciliation without conversation. If the government has difficulty in sluicing water out of paddy, we in religious arena and civic fields can make paths as a starter. Let us please get over this trouble actively gathering all our wisdom.”
In this regard, congressman Woo, Sangho, the floor leader of the Democratic Party along, promised offensive trial of the Assembly, saying, “Humanitarian Support and Private Interchange should be continued.”
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