Letter to the Foreign Secretary David Lammy

Below is the text of the letter of KFA UK Chairman Dr Dermot Hudson to David Lammy the Foreign Secretary . We urge all  KFA UK members to write to the Foreign Secretary and/or to their local Member of Parliament ;

To the Right Honourable David Lammy , Foreign Secretary

FCDO by Email.

Dear Mr Lammy ,

I write on behalf of the Korean Friendship Association of the UK  in order to protest against your recent visit to the “Republic of Korea “ and the ‘joint statement ‘ of 22 October with the ROK Foreign Minister  Cho Tae-yul that was signed and then publicised by the Foreign and Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO ) of the UK.

We would point out that south Korea or the Republic of Korea is a fascist state under a far right wing regime . In south Korea people live in poverty and work the longest hours in the whole world as well as the highest suicide rate in the world .South Korea is occupied by 30,000 troops and is basically a colony of the USA.

As for the "joint statement “ issued between the UK and FCDO ,first of all the alleged presence of troops from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK ) in Ukraine as such an unconfirmed rumour . Moreover it is matter for the Russian Federation and DPRK to decide what level of co-operation should exist between them and not a matter for anyone else as this is a violation of the sovereignty of both these states.

We also note that your visit came shortly after the ROK infiltrated drones into the territory of the DPRK on 3 separate occasions which was a very dangerous provocation by the ROK .

Your visit to the ROK shows that Britain is siding with the ROK and US against the DPRK and is conspiring with them to overthrow the socialist system in the DPRK .

We urge that there should be no more British support or aid for the Republic of Korea and there should be no British troops or British warships in south Korea.  Moreover Britain should withdraw from the “United Nations Command “ in south Korea.

It is our belief that instead of the policy of hostility towards the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , that instead Britain should adopt a policy of friendship , positivity and mutually beneficial cooperation . A post -Brexit Britain could benefit from increased trade with the DPRK as well as learning from the DPRK’s excellent example of self-reliance .

Yours sincerely

Dr Dermot Hudson

Chairman Korean Friendship Association UK