SEOUL, June 25 (AJP) - North Korea held a series of mass anti-United States rallies this week to mark the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, Pyongyang's state media reported on Wednesday.
According to the official state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), various unions organized rallies in Pyongyang and other regions on Tuesday and Wednesday. The events were part of what the North calls the “Day of Struggle Against U.S. Imperialism,” observed annually on Jun. 25.
The regime observes the period from Jun. 25, when the Korean War started in 1950, to Jul. 27, the date of the Korean War armistice, as “Anti-U.S. Joint Struggle Month.” North Korea paused such rallies during U.S.-North Korea talks between 2018 and 2021 but resumed them in 2022 after its leader Kim Jong-un shifted his foreign policy stance.
According to KCNA, as part of the events, participants viewed videos and exhibitions criticizing the U.S. for its role in the Korean War. The regime also encouraged its residents to visit historical sites linked to the U.S. during the Korean War. KCNA said that around 100,000 people including soldiers have visited a museum in South Hwanghae Province this year, which the North claims was the site of a U.S.-led massacre during the war.
This year’s rallies come as U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly showed interest in resuming talks with Pyongyang recently, raising questions about whether the North will change its diplomatic stance toward the U.S.
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Im Yoon-seo
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