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| Moon Hyun-jin, world chairman of the GPF Foundation, delivers a keynote speech at the '80th Anniversary Dinner for National Unity and Unification of the Korean Peninsula' held at the Crystal Ballroom of Lotte Hotel in Seoul on the 14th. Photo courtesy = Global Peace Foundation |
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| Unification Minister Chung Dong-young delivers a congratulatory speech at a dinner commemorating the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation. Photo courtesy = Global Peace Foundation |
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| Former Prime Minister Chung Un-chan, who hosted the event. Photo courtesy = Global Peace Foundation |
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The 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation is a new starting point.
Moon Hyun-jin, World Chairman of the Global Peace Foundation, held a dinner marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Korea on the 14th and said, "(In order to make history as a government that united South Korean society and paved the way for true unification, ▶ Adoption of the Korean Dream Vision ▶ Demolition of the Ministry of Unification and establishment of a non-political private advisory committee ▶ Mandatory education courses for the Korean Dream should be organized."I suggested to Lee Jae-myung's government."
More than 200 people from 20 countries, including former and current government ministers, including former Guatemalan President Vinício Cereso and Unification Minister Chung Dong-young, and religious and civil society leaders, participated in the One Korea International Forum' held earlier on the 14th.
On the first day, the forum consisted of three sessions on the theme of environment, peace, and the role of overseas Koreans. Leaders of each country, including former President Cerezo and former Ecuadorian President Jamil Mahouad, shared cross-border environmental and peace cooperation models and conflict management experiences in Latin America and Africa.
At a commemorative dinner held at the Crystal Ballroom of Lotte Hotel in Seoul, leaders from all walks of life confirmed the vision for free unification of the Korean Peninsula and the need for international solidarity. World Chairman Moon, Global Peace Woman World Chairman Moon Moon-sook, Chairman of the Korean Dream Hangang Festival Organizing Committee, Chairman Chung Un-chan, Chairman of the Joint Organizing Committee, Chairman Chung Dong-young, former National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo, former National Assembly Speaker Song Seok-joon, former President Osereso, former Ecuadorian President Mahuad, former Prime Minister of Mongolia, former St Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony, Senior President of the National Council for Reconciliation and Cooperation Kim Sang-yeol, and Chairman of the War Memorial Project Baek Seung-joo attended.
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| Former National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo. Photo courtesy = Global Peace Foundation |
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| Former Guatemalan President Cerezo. Photo courtesy = Global Peace Foundation |
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"Unification is not just the integration of any one system, but the horizon of integration drawn by South and North, generations and regions, and citizens around the world together," said Chung Un-chan. We need a new national consensus in which diversity coexists and solidarity lives and breathes."
Minister Chung Dong-young, who was in charge of the congratulatory speech, emphasized the `Miracle of the Han River' and the `Miracle of Democracy' and said that the shackles of division should be resolved through peace and coexistence. He said, `The new government's North Korea policy is to recognize and respect the North Korean system based on the 1991 `Basic Agreement' spirit, to institutionalize a peace system by adhering to the principle of non-interference in domestic affairs, cessation of secretive defense, and no use of force.'
Former President Cereso stressed that `unification of the Korean Peninsula is a historical goal and a beacon of moral peace.' He then emphasized that "freedom and democracy require continuous vigilance and practice, and will instill the belief around the world that peace is possible even in seemingly impossible places.".
Former National Assembly Speaker Kim said in a congratulatory speech that `unification of the two Koreas is a key national strategy for peaceful coexistence and co-prosperity on the Korean Peninsula.' In addition, "Unified Korea can leap to a global economic powerhouse through inter-Korean dialogue and restoration of trust, exchange and cooperation, humanitarian support, and phased unification based on a free democratic basic order.".
Chairman Moon said, `The division of the Korean Peninsula is a product of foreign power and a task that our times must overcome. Based on the founding philosophy of Hongik people,
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He stressed that the only solution is a new ideal country to be built together 'Korean Dream'."
On the 15th, the One Korea International Forum will hold a variety of sessions to find practical solutions to the unification of the Korean Peninsula, including the role of the United States, Northeast Asia, and the international community for the realization of a unified Korea' and the unification of human rights with North Koreans'.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
