Jeonnam Province Signs Agreement to Establish Cooperation Platform with Ministry of Unification

The "Ministry of Unification-Jeollanam-do Business Agreement Ceremony" for establishing a foundation for peace and unification in the Honam region was held on the 23rd at the Seo Jae-pil Room of Jeollanam-do Provincial Office. Lee In-young, Minister of Unification, and Kim Young-rok, Governor of Jeollanam-do, signed the agreement and took a commemorative photo with the attendees. Photo by Jeonnam Province

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province announced on the 23rd that it signed a business agreement at the provincial government office with the Ministry of Unification to establish and operate the Honam Region Unification+ Center and build a cooperation platform. This is the first of its kind nationwide.

The signing ceremony was attended by Jeonnam Governor Kim Young-rok, Minister of Unification Lee In-young, National Assembly member Kim Won-i, Mokpo Mayor Kim Jong-sik, and Monk Mongsan, chairman of the Inter-Korean Exchange Center, along with officials from the Ministry of Unification, local governments, and private organizations.

According to the agreement, the two institutions will work to stably secure the necessary personnel and resources based on trust to create a peace and unification foundation within the region through the establishment and operation of the Honam Region Unification+ Center and to build a mutual cooperation system.

Governor Kim Young-rok said, “The Honam Region Unification+ Center will strengthen cooperation with the Ministry of Unification in various fields to respond to the region’s peace and unification demands. Since it is the first center to be established in a city/province area after the pilot center opened in Incheon in 2018, we will ensure the center is completed without delay and lead the development of inter-Korean relations through Honam Region’s inter-Korean exchange projects, unification education and experience center operations, and support for North Korean defectors.”

Minister Lee In-young said, “The Ministry of Unification and Jeonnam Province have cooperated to establish the Honam Region Unification+ Center, and will continue to work together to make the Unification+ Center a successful case. I hope Jeonnam plays a key role in building a foundation for peaceful unification, and the Ministry of Unification plans to actively cooperate and support this process.”

The Honam Region Unification+ Center, selected as a Ministry of Unification public project in May last year, will be built on the former Mokpo Police Station site with a total project cost of 8 billion KRW, including 3.15 billion KRW in national funding, covering a total floor area of 2,000㎡.

Land acquisition and detailed design will be completed in the first half of the year, with construction starting in September and aiming for completion next year.

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