A spokesman for the south Korean Ministry of Unification said on Aug. 10 that it is nonsensical to argue about the re-starting of the KIZ due to the "provocation and threat from the north."

The Ministry turned down two applications made by the organization for visiting Kaesong in last June under the absurd pretext that "it was not appropriate to do so in consideration of the present inter-Korean relations."

Infuriated by this, the organization held a rally before the puppet "government" building in demand of the compensation for the losses caused by the shut-down of KIZ at which it said it would make another application for visit to Kaesong.