"Connect the Inter-Korean Railroad" Solo Protest in Front of the US Embassy

Corporation Peace Railroad "U.S., Stop Interfering in Internal Affairs"

The nonprofit organization Peace Railroad, established with the purpose of connecting inter-Korean railways, held a press conference on the 28th at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, stating, "We demand the immediate withdrawal of the United States' unjust sanctions against North Korea and will begin a one-person protest every Tuesday in front of the U.S. Embassy starting today." The organization added, "Our one-person protests will continue without interruption until the U.S. sanctions against North Korea are lifted."

Peace Railroad welcomed President Moon Jae-in's expressed intention to actively promote inter-Korean cooperation in his New Year's address this year, stating, "Connecting and modernizing the railways and roads between the South and the North is a long-cherished national aspiration to reconnect the severed lifeblood of our people and a vital economic pathway for the Korean Peninsula to move beyond being an island to the Eurasian continent."

Furthermore, the organization criticized recent remarks by Harry Harris, the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, saying, "The connection and modernization of inter-Korean railways is our sovereign right that no one can infringe upon."

Following President Moon's New Year's address, Ambassador Harris mentioned the need for coordination between South Korea and the U.S. regarding inter-Korean projects during a meeting with foreign journalists.

Peace Railroad stated, "Among our people, there is an outcry of anger over Ambassador Harris's remarks, with voices saying 'Is he a colonial governor?'" and emphasized, "The United States must immediately lift the sanctions blocking the connection and modernization of inter-Korean railways, and the South Korean government must implement this without regard to anyone's opinion."

At the press conference and the weekly Tuesday one-person protests, attendees will include Kwon Young-gil, former leader of the Democratic Labor Party and current standing representative; joint representatives such as Lee Jang-hee, head of the Peaceful Unification Citizens' Coalition; Yang Jae-deok, chairman of the National Federation of Unemployed Organizations; Na Haek-jip, chairman of the KNCC Reconciliation and Unification Committee; Noh Jeong-seon, co-representative of the YMCA Peaceful Unification Action Council; Father Park Chang-il of the Catholic Jesus' Sacred Heart Missionary Order; Choi Soon-young, former 17th National Assembly member and former YH branch leader; Kim Ju-young, chairman of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions; Kim Myung-hwan, chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions; Yang Gil-seung, representative of the June Democracy Forum; and other members of Peace Railroad.

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