UN General Assembly
1995

South Korean authorities, and the atmosphere is not yet ready for the resumption of the dialogue. 6 When our fatherly leader passed away, Heads of State and Governments of the world, even those whose countries have no diplomatic relations with ours, expressed condolences for his death. However, the South Korean authorities, far from expressing condolences for the misfortune of their fellow countrymen, ordered the whole territory of South Korea put on an emergency alert, pointing their guns at our Republic. Worse still, they cracked down on the South Korean people who were mourning the death of the father of the nation. Nevertheless, the South Korean authority still refuses to apologize for this grave, unethical crime, because of which he is denied a seat at any dialogue by the Korean people in both the north and the south, as well as abroad. If the South Korean authorities are sincere in their desire to have dialogue with us, all they have to do first is apologize for the crime they have committed against their fellow countrymen.