North Korean Delegation Travels to South to Celebrate Liberation From Japan

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http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBEVDC6DCE.html

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A North Korean delegation paid a first-ever visit to a cemetery in the South where Korean War dead are buried, as the two countries launched celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the peninsula's liberation from Japanese colonial rule.

Meanwhile, North Korea celebrated in Pyongyang with an event attended by senior party and military officials, where the No. 2 leader said the country seeks a peaceful solution to the international standoff over its nuclear weapons ambitions.

About 200 North Koreans arrived Sunday in Seoul for the joint events, set to begin in the evening with an opening ceremony and "reunification" soccer match between the two Koreas' national teams. Liberation Day is Monday.

Ahead of the opening, about 30 North Koreans including delegation head Kim Ki Nam, vice chairman of North Korea's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Fatherland, visited Seoul's National Cemetery.

I think before this is all over the two Koreas' will be celebrating their liberation from the USA together.

[Lasher]

1. Good!

Best thing we could do is liberate South Korea from us. Close those bases and bring all those troops home!

I was drafted in 1969 and sent to Seoul. What a waste! And wouldn't it be great to plow all those $billions into OUR economy instead of theirs?

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2. Hope you are right.

S. Korea does seem to be talking back a lot more of late.