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COPYRIGHT 2006 Japan Times
May 22--The top leaders of the pro-Seoul and pro-Pyongyang groups of Korean residents in Japan met last week, ending almost 60 years of hostilities and marking the start of reconciliation. Mr. Ha Byeong Ok, president of pro-Seoul Mindan (Korean Residents Union in Japan) and Mr. So Man Sul, chairman of pro-Pyongyang Chongryun (General Association of Korean Residents in Japan) signed a joint statement in which the two groups agreed to firmly turn long-standing "antagonism and confrontation" into "reconciliation and concord."
The move clearly reflects the belated political effects of the June 15, 2000, summit in Pyongyang between then South Korean President Kim Dae Jung and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Another factor...
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