At Imjingak in Paju, the site of the division of South and North Korea, an event was held in which about 400 university students from America prayed for the unification of the Korean Peninsula, based on the strengthening of Korea – U.S. alliance, and insisted on the denuclearization of North Korea and the realization of the DMZ Global Peace Park.

Peace Road with CARP-USA under the theme, “Let us open a road of unification from Seoul to Pyeongyang” at 10a.m. on the 5^th at Imjingak.

The event opened with a performance by the Hyojeong Unification Peace Choir, followed by welcoming remarks from the Korean Unification Federation Chairman Kwang-Seok Song and the Chairman of the CARP-USA, a congratulatory speech from Tae-Ik Jeon, the honorary President of the Korean Council on Foreign Relations, a reading of the peace message, a performance for the wishing of peaceful unification and finally, the Peace March.

The peace message included requests to reaffirm the Korea–US alliance, move toward the peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula, realize the denuclearization of North Korea and to create a DMZ Global Peace Park.

During the Peace March, the participants experienced the stark reality of the division between the two Koreas, who have been pointing guns at each other for 70 years, as they walked from the Bell Tower of Peace to the Bridge of Freedom.

These university students held a workshop with Korean and Japanese students at the International Training Institute in Hannam–dong on the 6^th, at which they shared common interests and built new friendships. They also held a Korean Peninsula Peace Prayer ceremony at Gwanghwa-mun, appealing to the Seoul residents, to promote peace in the Korean Peninsula.

 “The university students’ visit to Korea was made to foster public opinion around the world, recognizing the historic South – North Korea summit and North Korea - United States summit as a golden opportunity for peaceful unification of the Korean Peninsula,” a source said..... [See the original story]