Rallies of participants in anti-war and peace march held in S. Korea
KCNA
Pyongyang, February 19 (KCNA) -- Members of civic and social organizations and people in Seoul, Pusan and other cities in South Korea reportedly held "February 15 rallies of participants in the international joint anti-war and peace march to oppose the attack on Iraq and the threat of a war on the Korean Peninsula" on Feb. 15.
A rally took place in Maroni park, Seoul, with at least 3,000 representatives of civic and social organizations and people attending.
At the rally, figures from all walks of life called for turning out in the struggle for the future of the country asking who is carrying out a war to kill the aged and the weak and women. They opposed a war against Iraq, branding bush as a real terrorist.
A resolution was read out at the rally.
Its participants marched as far as Kwanghwamun with candle-lights in their hands, chanting "no war," etc. Then they held a candle-light function marking the 15th of January of the lunar year to pray for national independence and peace free from war.
At the function, speakers said:
We have lived, exposed to the constant threat of war owing to the U.S. let's keep candles burning till the U.S. has accepted our demands. The 70 million Koreans want reunification, reconciliation and peace. They called for carrying on the struggle to prevent the war and give vent to the grudge of the two slain schoolgirls.
A resolution was read out at a similar rally held in Pusan on the same day. It opposed the U.S. attempt to attack Iraq and the "government's" support for the war in Iraq, demanded the U.S. drop its hostile policy towards the north and establish a peace mechanism on the Korean Peninsula.
After the rally, the participants marched through the street, holding anti-war and peace posters.
