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In May 2006, he met his counterpart of the pro-[[Seoul]] Korean association [[Mindan]], Ha Byung-ok. According to a joint statement signed on 17 May 2006, ''"Chongryon and Mindan affirmed each other that they would surely convert the long-standing antagonism and confrontation between the two organizations into reconciliation and concord in conformity with the trend of national history advancing toward national unity and reunification in the idea of "By our nation itself", the main spirit of the 15 June joint declaration"''.<ref>[http://www1.korea-np.co.jp/pk/229th_issue/2006051701.htm ''The People's Korea'' (Chongryon news outlet)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070416062650/http://www1.korea-np.co.jp/pk/229th_issue/2006051701.htm |date=April 16, 2007 }}</ref>
However, Mindan's regional chapters strongly opposed the joint statement,<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is_2006_June_26/ai_n16499894</ref> and Ha Byung-ok was expelled from Mindan for attempting reconciliation with Chongryon. The new Mindan leadership criticises the declaration as a North Korean scheme to use Mindan for its reunification purposes, and in November 2006 published an article citing its reasoning behind opposing the joint statement, which it called "against humanity and human rights".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mindan.org/eng/newspaper/read_artcl.php?newsid=756 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-08-02 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927033733/http://www.mindan.org/eng/newspaper/read_artcl.php?newsid=756 |archivedate=2007-09-27 |df= }}</ref> Pro-Chongryon media blamed this on "pressure from the [[Japan|Japanese government]]",<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929212144/http://www.tongilkorea.net/?action=fullnews&id=4932 Website NATE.com] </ref>
On 30 October 2006, he met in [[Tokyo]] with Paek Rak-chong, chairman of the South Side's Committee for Implementing the 15 June Joint Declaration (see the article [[Reunification of Korea]]).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929212144/http://www.tongilkorea.net/?action=fullnews&id=4932 Tongil Korea]</ref>
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