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(South Korea) Civic groups decry criticism from U.S. of leafleting ban as 'interference....
Civic groups decry criticism from U.S. of leafleting ban as 'interference in internal affairs'
All News 18:23 December 18, 2020 Yonhap News Agengy
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- A group of 17 civic organizations on Friday issued a joint statement decrying criticism from some quarters of the United States of a recently legislated ban on sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets into North Korea as "interference in internal affairs."
The group, including the Korean Council for Reconciliation and Cooperation, stressed that flying propaganda leaflets has nothing to do with freedom of expression but is an "act that foments conflict."
"The interference in internal affairs by related U.S. organizations and politicians, which financially and politically sponsored the sending of leaflets to the North, is going too far, as they joined hands and criticized the passage of the bill," the joint statement read.
"They should stop the interference that undermines the vision for peace on the Korean Peninsula and inter-Korean reconciliation and cooperation," it added...
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https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20201218009700325?input=tw
