53 that ended inconclusively in a truce and left the Korean peninsula divided. Conservative protesters chanted anti-North Korea slogans outside the national memorial, but were taken away by police. The visit to the national cemetery is seen by Seoul as a new turn in the two Koreas' relations. "There is a great historic significance in this since it marks the beginning of a process of healing the pain of an unfortunate past of division and national struggle," South Korean Vice Unification Minister Rhee Bong-jo said on Friday. Conservative South Korean groups said they planned to disrupt some of the events. Heavy police presence is seen throughout the city to stop their approach, however. The North Korean delegation was scheduled to attend an opening ceremony later on Sunday, which will be followed by a soccer match between the two Koreas' national teams.
