Lee In-young: "I Will Strive to Open Greater Peace in the New Year"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Bae Kyunghwan] Lee In-young, Minister of Unification, stated, "This year, we will do our utmost to restart the Korean Peninsula peace process and open a bigger and more complete peace."

Minister Lee said on the 10th, ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, through the Unification Ministry's YouTube channel, "I hope that the stalled inter-Korean relations this year will also enter a new period of recovery and leap forward."

He continued, "I hope that this year, the South and North can engage in dialogue and cooperation for life and safety, build trust, and realize one by one the promises of peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula made between the leaders," adding, "I wish our compatriots in the North good health and a prosperous New Year."

Meanwhile, Minister Lee held a meeting with heads of organizations related to separated families on the 8th, and on the same day, he also conveyed Lunar New Year greetings to separated families through a separate video. In the non-face-to-face 'Online Manghyang Memorial Ceremony' video, he said, "Starting with inter-Korean video reunions, once COVID-19 subsides, we will promote meetings for separated families where many people can gather on commemorative days celebrated by both South and North."

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