Jeonnam Regional Meeting of the National Unification Advisory Council Holds the 1st Jeonnam Peaceful Unification Forum

The Jeonnam Regional Council of the National Unification Advisory Council held the 1st Jeonnam Peaceful Unification Forum in 2020. (Photo by Jeonnam Regional Council of the National Unification Advisory Council)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] The Jeonnam Regional Council of the National Unification Advisory Council (Vice Chairman Han Sang-won) announced on the 4th that it held the 1st Jeonnam Peaceful Unification Forum of 2020 at 2 p.m. on the 31st of last month in the Wangin Room of the Jeonnam Provincial Office.

The forum began with the opening remarks by Park Woo-young, Chairman of the Mokpo City Council representing the southwestern region of Jeonnam (Mokpo, Muan, Yeongam, Sinan, Haenam, Jindo, Wando), and was moderated by Park Jin-wan, Chair of the Exchange and Cooperation Committee of the Jeonnam Regional Council.

Under the direction of Kim Joo-hwan, Research Director of the Jeonnam Peaceful Unification Forum, about 50 participants including advisory members of the Democratic Peaceful Unification Advisory Council from the western region of Jeonnam, forum members, and local residents examined North Korea's economic status amid sanctions and the COVID-19 situation, as well as the living standards in North Korea. They freely discussed economic cooperation measures between the South and the North and collected opinions on unification.

Additionally, the keynote presentation for this discussion was delivered by Dr. Hong Je-hwan of the Institute for Unification Studies on the topic "North Korea's Economic Status and South-North Economic Cooperation Measures." Attendees freely expressed their views on South-North economic cooperation and unification.

Kim Nam-jung, Secretary of the Jeonnam Regional Council of the National Unification Advisory Council, said, "Despite the difficulties posed by the COVID-19 situation, we are very honored to have held the 1st Jeonnam Peaceful Unification Forum and to have gathered advisory members' and forum members' opinions on South-North economic cooperation and unification." He added, "We plan to continuously hold the 2nd and 3rd forums in the central and eastern regions of Jeonnam, and through the process of collecting opinions, the Jeonnam Regional Council will strive to resolve the strained inter-Korean relations by submitting unification opinions to the Chairman, the President."

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