Lee Jun-seok's Unification Ministry Abolition Theory Refuted by Kwon Young-se... "Unification Ministry Needed, Speech and Behavior Must Be Careful"

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] On the 9th, Kwon Young-se, a member of the People Power Party, refuted Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party's proposal to abolish the Ministry of Unification. Considering the aspect of declaring our government's will for unification, the Ministry of Unification is necessary.

Kwon Young-se, Member of the People Power Party. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

On the same day, Kwon stated through social networking services (SNS), "North and South Korea will have to unify someday, but if they treat each other as independent states both internally and externally from the start, there will be great difficulties in the unification process."

He explained, "During the past division of East and West Germany, East Germany consistently claimed that the relationship between the two Germanys was a 'state-to-state relationship,' but West Germany argued that it was a 'provisional special relationship' arising from the process aiming for unification and was never a state-to-state relationship. Logically, East Germany persistently insisted on changing the permanent missions between the two Germanys into embassies, while West Germany strongly opposed East Germany's claim."

Kwon emphasized, "In reality, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs handles the external aspects of inter-Korean relations and unification, while the Ministry of Unification deals purely with inter-Korean exchange and cooperation issues, so there is no conflict between the two ministries' duties. The existence of the Ministry of Unification itself is meaningful in that it firmly declares our will for unification."

He added, "The Ministry of Unification should be maintained, and Leader Lee also needs to be cautious in his words and actions."

Kwon serves as the chairman of external cooperation, communicating with presidential candidates outside the People Power Party.

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