Lawmakers and civic groups gathered Tuesday to call for a unified Korea based on democracy, freedom and human rights, warning against growing discussions of a "two Koreas" approach to inter-Korean relations. The "One Korea Unification Rally" was held at the National Assembly ahead of the National Liberation Day holiday on Aug. 15. The event was organized by Citizens Solidarity for One Korea, a civic group advocating for Korean unification. The organizers said Liberation Day not only commemorates the end of Japanese colonial rule of Korea, but also serves as a reminder of the unfinished task of overcoming the country's division. Participants included lawmakers, civic activists, North Korean defectors and academics. They argued that discussions of establishing the two Koreas as separate states could lead to the permanent division of the Korean Peninsula and called for reunification based on constitutional principles. Song Seok-jun, chairman of the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee and a member of the conservative People Power Party (PPP), stressed that the Con