Activists demand end to Seoul sanctions on Pyongyang
Frank Smith
Press TV, Seoul
Five thousand mourners gathered at South Korea’s military cemetery to honor the 46 killed in the sinking of the South Korean navy corvette the Cheonan, May 24, 2010. North Korea denies it was involved, but South Korean President Park Geun-hye closed ranks with Washington, and vowed the attack would not be repeated.
Five years after the ship sank near the Western sea border separating the two Koreas questions remain. A hasty investigation led by South Korea did not satisfy many. Sanctions then levied on North Korea remain in place. Activists call for the lifting of those sanctions.
It was 70 years ago that the two Koreas were both liberated and separated at the end of World War 2. But so far this year the divided states have found no common reason to celebrate.
The year 2010 was marked by intense military crisis on the Korean Peninsula, as the two Koreas in November exchanged artillery fire in the same maritime region as the March Cheonan sinking. Relations remain strained, especially with the current US-led military exercises taking place. South Korean President Park Geun-hye suggests unification remains the goal, yet has so far been unwilling to take the steps many demand for inter-Korean ties to improve.
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