Reunification Movement Advances Dynamically

Reunification Movement Advances Dynamically

On the occasion of the 65^th anniversary of the liberation of Korea the south Korean people actively waged the struggle to terminate the colonial rule of the US imperialists and reunify the country.

Some 2000 members of pro-reunification movement organizations, citizens and youth and students held the August 15 cultural function for reunification under the subject “Let us shout for peace” in Seoul on August 15.

Speakers there held that the desire for peace and reunification is fervently mounting among the people of all walks of life on the occasion of August 15.

They bitterly denounced the Lee Myung-bak regime for having driven the inter-Korean relations to a collapse and demanded it opt for implementing the June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration.

Then a performance was followed. Put on the stage were a drama showing the practical activities of the reunification vanguards of students who condemned the war moves of the warmongers to invade the north and fought in demand of the probe into the truth about the warship “Cheonan” case while touring across south Korea from early August, songs and dances calling for achieving the reunification by the Korean nation itself, exalting the reunification mood.

On the same day a workers’ rally for peace and reunification was held at Seoul Station Plaza. Present there were members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, its affiliated unions, the reunification vanguards of workers and the Democratic Labor Party.

Speakers there denounced the Lee Myung-bak regime for having dampened the reunification atmosphere ever-growing after the publication of the June 15 joint declaration, faked up a warship sinking case and got wild in anti-north war drills in collusion with outside forces.

Holding that the struggle slogan for the workers is “Anti-Lee Myung-bak!”, they called for withdrawing the US troops from south Korea and realizing peaceful reunification by the concerted efforts of the Korean nation.

The participants chanted slogans such as “Conduct a total reexamination, a parliamentary inspection on the Cheonan case!”, “Let us realize peace on the Korean Peninsula and accomplish the country’s reunification!”, “Let us reunify the country by the concerted efforts of our nation!” and “Let us reunify the country by the workers’ efforts!”.

Meanwhile, the August 15 rally for probing into the truth behind the “Cheonan” case and realizing peace of the Korean Peninsula” was held at Seoul Station Plaza on August 15 with the participation of 5000-odd members of 30 political parties and organizations including the Solidarity for Progress, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and the Democratic Labor Party.

Speakers there called for an immediate stop of the large-scale joint military drills staged by the US and the current regime under the pretext of the warship sinking case, opting for dialogue and negotiations for peace on the Korean Peninsula, and on all the people for a dynamic struggle, mindful that the reunification is the only way out.

Then they performed a ceremony of hoisting a large reunification flag at the Seoul Station Plaza.

They chanted slogans such as “Stop the war drills and resume dialogue!” and “Let us reunify the country by implementing the joint declarations