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May 25.

After WomenCrossDMZ sent a message of peace by crossing from North to South Korea via the DMZ on May 24, the group announced on May 25 that it will be working to organize a second crossing of the DMZ next year, this time from South to North Korea.

“We are currently discussing the idea of holding WomenCrossDMZ each year around International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament on May 24 until a peace treaty is signed,” said Vana Kim, a member of the WomenCrossDMZ Executive Committee. Kim was speaking at the 2015 International Women’s Peace Symposium which took place at Seoul City Hall on Monday.

“Next year, we are considering the idea of going up from South Korea to North Korea,” Kim said.

Chung Hyun-kyung, professor at Union Theological Seminary in the US and co-chair of the Korean committee for WomenCrossDMZ, also indicated that the group means to try once again to cross on foot at Panmunjeom, an ambition that was thwarted this year.

“Next year, I hope that we can walk across at Panmunjeom,” Chung said.

By Kim Ji-hoon, staff reporter

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