Heads of Pro-Seoul, pro-Pyongyang Koreans vow reconciliation

TOKYO, Japan - Ha Byung Ok (L), leader of the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan, or Mindan, and So Man Sul, leader of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, shake hands at Chongryon's headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on May 17 after signing a joint statement on reconciliation.

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