| WASHINGTON,
D.C. – U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today hailed the passage
of H.Con.Res. 77, a bill which states that Congress and the President “…[s]hould
support efforts to reunite people of the United States of Korean ancestry
with their families in North Korea; and such efforts should be made in
a timely manner, as 50 years have passed since the separation of these
families.”
“At
an historic inter-Korea summit in June of 2000, the leaders of the two
Koreas pledged to work toward reconciliation and reunification of the divided
peninsula. A key component of healing the 50-year old wounds is for
the Korean governments to work quickly to reunite families that were torn
apart during the violence and chaos of the Korean War,” Schakowsky said.
Schakowsky
added, “Families on the Korean peninsula, as well as many Korean Americans
in my district and across the United States, have not given up hope that
one day they will be reunited with their long lost relatives. It is my
hope that this resolution will reinforce the United State’s commitment
to a united and peaceful Korea.” |
