Ministry of Unification Innovation Workshop... Lee In-young: "The 2030 Generation Will Be the Protagonists Opening the Door to Unification"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The Ministry of Unification held a unification workshop to engage with the 2030 generation.

On the occasion of its 52nd anniversary on the 2nd, the Ministry of Unification announced that it held an innovation capacity-building workshop with all employees participating both online and offline under the theme of 'The New Normal Era, the Ministry of Unification's Vision and Strategy.'

The event was attended by former Ministers of Unification Jeong Se-hyun, Lee Jong-seok, Hong Yong-pyo, and Minister Lee In-young, where they discussed the direction the Ministry of Unification should take in the changed policy environment with public officials from the 2030 generation.

Taking this workshop as an opportunity, the Ministry of Unification plans to promote various innovative activities for the future vision desired by the 2030 generation amid changes such as the post-COVID era, the era of technological convergence, and the emergence of the MZ generation born from the early 1980s to the early 2000s.

Minister Lee emphasized the importance of engagement with the younger generation centered on the 2030s, saying, "In the face of the historic task of denuclearization and peace settlement on the Korean Peninsula, the deadlock in North Korea-US relations, the stagnation in inter-Korean relations, and ununified unification discourse across generations and classes have failed to raise new expectations among the public."

He added, "Some say that the new generation is 'not interested in unification' or 'negative about unification issues,' but I see hope in today's youth, who are accustomed to social solidarity toward peace and humanitarianism based on mature civic consciousness of autonomy and creativity."

Minister Lee said, "The 2030 generation will be the protagonists who lead and create the era of peace and ultimately open the door to unification, becoming the last generation of division. Helping them complete the roadmap to unification is also the role of myself and the older generation."

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