So Man-sul
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So Man-sul is the current chairman of of the Central Standing Committee of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon).
In May 2006, he met his counterpart of the pro-Seoul Korean association Mindan Ha Byung-ok. According to a joint statement signed on May 17th 2006, "Chongryon and Mindan affirmed each other that they would surely convert the long-standing antagonism and confrontation between the two organizations into reconciliation and concord in conformity with the trend of national history advancing toward national unity and reunification in the idea of "By our nation itself", the main spirit of the June 15 joint declaration"[1].
But the reconciliation between Chongryon and Mindan eventually collapsed under the pressure of the Japanese government[2].
On October 30th 2006, he met in Tokyo Paek Rak-chong, chairman of the South Side's Committee for Implementing the June 15 Joint Declaration (see the article Reunification of Korea)[3].
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[edit] References
- ^ [http://www1.korea-np.co.jp/pk/229th_issue/2006051701.htm The People's Korea (newspaper of the Chongryon)
- ^ Website NATE.com
- ^ Tongil Korea
