In support of “September Pyongyang Joint Declaration”

South Korean people of various strata are giving full support to the September inter-Korean summit and Pyongyang joint declaration.

According to a recent survey conducted by KBS, 83.4 percent people said that the September inter-Korean summit proved successful.

The south Korean people watched inter-Korean summit through TV screens in the streets and waiting rooms and clapped their hands in delight.

They shed tears, saying “it is an indescribable impressive meeting”, “it is a historic day with full of emotion”, “it is exciting to be one” and “it is striking at thought of it.”

                       

       

As soon as the “September Pyongyang Joint Declaration” was adopted, personages of political and public circles including the ruling Democratic Party, the Party for Democracy and Peace and the Justice Party as well as figures of the conservative circles positively supported the declaration.

The Daejeon Headquarters of the South Side Committee for Implementing June 15 Joint Declaration held a news conference to express support for the historic "September Pyongyang Joint Declaration" on September 20.

Thanks to the publication of the April 27 Panmunjeom Declaration in spring and the "September Pyongyang Joint Declaration" the south Korean greet the autumn of reunification, the press release noted.

In a press release, it stressed that the "September Pyongyang Joint Declaration" showed the strong will of the south and the north to realize the national reunification by implementing the April 27 Panmunjeom Declaration and developing the bilateral relations onto a new high stage.

         

On the same day, labor organizations including the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and the Federation of Korean Trade Unions made public statements in support of the "September Pyongyang Joint Declaration".

They said in its statement that they fully hail the bold decision of the top leaders of the south and the north to achieve the peace and prosperity of the Korean Peninsula despite the difficult situation and pointed out that the US and international community should positively respond it.

In the meantime, the economic circles issued commentaries in support of the historic "September Pyongyang Joint Declaration".

The Federation of the Korean Industries, the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Korea Employer’s Federation and the Korea International Trade Association claimed that "September Pyongyang Joint Declaration" would render great services to promote inter-Korean reciprocity, exchange and cooperation.