Education Superintendent Lee Jae-jung: "Urgent Efforts Needed for North and South to Find a New Path"

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Lee Jae-jung, Superintendent of Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, recently proposed "Let's start with what we can do now" to revitalize the stagnant inter-Korean exchange and cooperation.

On the 9th, Superintendent Lee attended the '2020 Pyeongchang Peace Forum' held at the Alpensia Concert Hall in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, and emphasized, "The past 70 years have been a time of dialogue and peace during which the South and the North have continuously made efforts," adding, "The South and the North must now implement what they can do together."

He continued, "I propose the implementation of a peace agreement, humanitarian aid to North Korea, resumption of private economic cooperation, and a phased implementation plan and public verification of North Korea's nuclear disarmament," adding, "It is urgent to break away from the perspective of past history and make efforts to find a 'new path.'"

The Pyeongchang Peace Forum is an international conference held focusing on sports and sustainable development to continuously expand the meaning of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics peace legacy and to seek ways to practice the spirit of peace internationally.

Held in Gangwon Province, the world's only divided province, under the theme "Peace! Here and Now," from the 9th to the 11th, the forum is being conducted in a diverse manner with the participation of global peace leaders including former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

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