Gwangju Mayor Lee Yong-seop: "Supporting Myanmar People's Democratization Movement with May Gwangju Spirit"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, said on the 24th, "Just as Gwangju took step by step toward the light in the darkness in May 1980 and won democracy, I hope the people of Myanmar do not lose courage and move toward the light of hope."

Mayor Lee Yong-seop of Gwangju made this statement through a declaration related to the situation in Myanmar along with the heads of five district offices in the Gwangju area on the same day, expressing "deep concern over the current situation where casualties are occurring due to the military's harsh crackdown on the people of Myanmar who are calling for democracy against the coup."

He continued, "Power that does not receive sympathy and support from the people can never succeed," emphasizing, "The will of the people is the will of heaven, and in democratic countries, the will of the people is confirmed through democratic elections."

He added, "Our city hopes that democracy and constitutional order in Myanmar will be restored quickly through peaceful means in accordance with legitimate and democratic procedures, and to this end, we will closely cooperate not only domestically but also with the international community."

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