Pro-Seoul, pro-Pyongyang resident groups to become reconciled

Pro-Seoul, pro-Pyongyang resident groups to become reconciled

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show the headquarters of the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan (L)and the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (R). The two group said on May 16 that their leaders will hold their first-ever meeting to try to resolve their long-standing conflict and become reconciled.

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