South Korea visit of U.S. Secretary of State rejected in S. Korea
KCNA
Pyongyang, February 26 (KCNA) -- The joint practice for peace against war consisting of over 700 civic and public organizations reportedly called a press conference in front of the U.S. embassy in Seoul on Feb. 24 to reject South Korea visit of the U.S. Secretary of State.
In a press release the organization said that his visit to South Korea is aimed to get cooperation in the U.S. moves to isolate and stifle the north and support to its attack on Iraq.
Denouncing the U.S. attempt as an open challenge to the desire of the South Korean people to readjust the vertical and unilateral South Korea-U.S. relations, the organization noted that it would not remain an onlooker at it.
Over 30 representatives of civic and public organizations and students made speeches at the press conference.
The South Korean Federation of University Student Councils said in a statement on Feb. 24 that it rejects Powell's visit to South Korea because his tour is aimed to demand support from South Korea in internationalizing the "nuclear issue of the north" to put pressure upon the north through multi-part consultation.
Meanwhile, the Seoul District Federation of University Student Councils issued a statement on Feb. 24, condemning his South Korea trip.
