Preparing Legal Framework for Inter-Korean Unification... Tongil Research Institute and Byeonhyeop MOU

Goh Woo-hwan, President of the Korea Institute for National Unification (right), and Lee Chan-hee, President of the Korean Bar Association

The Korea Institute for National Unification announced on the 25th that it has established a cooperative research system on unification legislation with the Korean Bar Association and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to prepare for the development of inter-Korean relations and unification in the future.

According to this MOU, the two organizations will cooperate on projects recognized as necessary for collaboration, including ▶providing materials related to unification legislation ▶mutual consultation on matters necessary for the enactment and revision of laws related to unification and North Korea ▶consultation and review of current issues and research tasks on unification legislation ▶joint organization and role sharing of academic conferences on unification legislation.

The Korea Institute for National Unification explained, "With the advent of the post-COVID-19 era and the recent election of President Biden in the U.S. presidential election amid rapidly changing global circumstances, a new peace unification model is required for the future development of inter-Korean relations," adding, "It is a time when establishing a legal foundation for peaceful unification through cooperation and research with related organizations is necessary."

The Korea Institute for National Unification stated, "Starting with this MOU, we will actively strive to strengthen capabilities for peaceful unification by laying a legal foundation in preparation for unification."

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