Seoho, Vice Minister of Unification, Conducts Field Survey of Daeseongdong Village in the Demilitarized Zone

Seoho, Vice Minister of Unification, is delivering a greeting at the rally urging the resumption of the Kaesong Industrial Complex, held on February 11 at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jung-gu, Seoul, hosted by the Kaesong Industrial Complex Support Foundation. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

Seo Ho, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Unification, will visit Daeseongdong Village along with the Cultural Heritage Administration investigation team as part of preparations for registering the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Ministry of Unification announced on the 25th.

On the 26th, Vice Minister Seo will visit Daeseongdong Village with the Cultural Heritage Administration investigation team to listen to the overall survey plan and encourage the team.

The Ministry of Unification explained, "Considering the safety of the investigation team and the seriousness of the COVID-19 and African Swine Fever (ASF) situations, thorough quarantine measures will be implemented during the investigation."

The joint South-North DMZ UNESCO World Heritage registration project is one of the specific measures proposed by President Moon Jae-in in his keynote speech at the United Nations General Assembly last September, suggesting the DMZ be made an international peace zone.

The DMZ is a region of great historical, ecological, and cultural value, including the east-west ecological axis of the Korean Peninsula and a major battleground of the Korean War. Starting with Daeseongdong Village, a comprehensive survey will be conducted to promote its registration as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Daeseongdong Village was established following the 1953 armistice agreement, in which the South and North agreed to each have one civilian-inhabited village within the DMZ.

The Ministry of Unification stated, "We plan to actively support the Cultural Heritage Administration’s survey in cooperation with related organizations such as the Ministry of National Defense and the United Nations Command."

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