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November 07, 2024
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North, S.Korean labor unions start committee for soccer match

South Korea's unions communicated with the North via media reports

South and North Korean labor unions are gearing up to organize a soccer competition in Seoul on August 15, the nation’s liberation day, following last year’s match in Pyongyang.

The announcement under the title of “joint committee for promoting the football match” was declared on June 15, the 16th anniversary of the first inter-Korean summits in 2000.

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