The South Side Committee for Implementing June 15 Joint Declaration, the Solidarity for Progress and other organizations of south Korea held a press conference in Seoul to declare the formation of the "Peace Action for Abolishing Deep-rooted Evils" on April 10.

Speakers said they would launch 10,000-signature campaign in Seoul and all-people peace movement ahead of the "presidential" election in May.

A press release was read out at the conference. The release stressed that they would, in solidarity with citizens, stage a peace action to turn the candlelight for ouster of Park Geun Hye into that for peace and reunification of the Korean peninsula.