Hapcheon-gun Hosts the 9th '2020 Hapcheon Non-Nuclear and Peace Conference'

The 9th 2020 Hapcheon Non-Nuclear Peace Conference is being held (Photo by Hapcheon-gun)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] It was announced on the 5th that the ‘2020 Hapcheon Denuclearization and Peace Conference’ was held at the main auditorium of the Hapcheon County Comprehensive Social Welfare Center in Gyeongnam.

The event was held under the theme ‘75 Years Since the Atomic Bombing, Continuing Black Tears,’ with the attendance of Hapcheon County Governor Moon Jun-hee, Lee Byung-chul, Director of Welfare Policy Division of Gyeongsangnam-do, Kim Ki-tae, Chairman of the Hapcheon County Council of the Democratic Peaceful Unification Advisory Council, Ha Jae-sung, Director of the Korean Atomic Bomb Victims Welfare Center, and others.

Marking its 9th year, this event proceeded in the order of ‘Denuclearization and Peace Cultural Yard’ and ‘Denuclearization and Peace Story Sharing Session.’

Within the main auditorium of the Hapcheon Comprehensive Social Welfare Center, a denuclearization and peace fair was also held, consisting of exhibitions of atomic bomb victims’ artworks, book exhibitions, and photo exhibitions.

The Denuclearization and Peace Cultural Yard featured performances such as testimonies from second-generation atomic bomb victims, peace poetry recitations by the Hapcheon Sigaram Association, and performances by the Hapcheon Damjaengi Humanities School.

Additionally, the Denuclearization and Peace Story Sharing Session included presentations and discussions on topics such as ‘Direction for Establishing Hapcheon’s World Peace Denuclearization Park’ and ‘Building Cohorts of Atomic Bomb Survivors of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Generations and Genomic Analysis.’

The 2020 Hapcheon Denuclearization and Peace Conference was held to honor the spirits of those who sacrificed their lives in the atomic bombing, to share the poignant lives and pains of the first and second-generation survivors and their descendants who continue to endure painful lives, and to convey the earnest hope for denuclearization and peace to our society. Hapcheon is also called the Peace City and the Hiroshima of Korea.

Meanwhile, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of participants was significantly reduced compared to previous years.

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