Joint Sisterhood Meeting of the Democratic Peaceful Unification Advisory Council Mokpo City and Daegu Jung-gu Council

Gathering of Yang Councils to Unite Wishes for Unification: A Venue for Yeong and Honam Harmony

[Mokpo=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jeong Seunghyun] The Presidential Constitutional Institution, the National Unification Advisory Council (hereinafter referred to as the National Unification Advisory Council), Mokpo City- Daegu Jung-gu Council held a sisterhood joint meeting on the 25th.

According to the Mokpo City Council of the National Unification Advisory Council, 25 advisory committee members of the National Unification Advisory Council, including Park Wooyoung, chairman of the Mokpo City Council, and Park Moonok, secretary, attended the joint meeting held at Daegu Jung-gu Office. At the National Unification Advisory Council Jeonnam Regional Meeting, Vice Chairman Jo Okhee, Mokpo City Council Chairman Moon Chabok, and Director Lee Youngkwon of Mokpo City Autonomous Administration and Welfare Bureau also attended, brightening the occasion.

The Daegu Jung-gu Council, which hosted the joint meeting, also welcomed attendees including Chairman Kim Jungeun, Secretary Kim Jihwan, advisory committee members of the National Unification Advisory Council, and Acting Mayor Ryu Gyuha of Daegu Jung-gu Office.

The Mokpo City-Daegu Jung-gu Council signed a sisterhood agreement in 2012 and has held a joint regular meeting once a year since then.

In particular, exchanges were suspended due to COVID-19, and the joint meeting resumed after three years since the last visit to Mokpo in 2019.

The joint regular meeting proceeded in the order of mutual introductions of advisory committee members from both councils, exchange of local specialties from both cities, screening of educational promotional videos, and a dinner meeting.

Park Wooyoung, chairman of the Mokpo City Council, said, “With the resumption of the joint meeting that was suspended due to COVID-19, the steps from Mokpo to Daegu felt light. Although the distance is far, the advisory committee members share the same wish for peaceful unification, making today’s occasion meaningful and precious.” He added, “Mokpo and Daegu Jung-gu are brother cities with many similarities and inevitably resemble each other in many ways. Let us continue to create active exchange opportunities and sincerely contemplate unification.”

The advisory committee members of both councils expressed joy at the long-awaited resumption of the joint meeting and continued the warm atmosphere with promises such as “Let’s definitely meet in Mokpo next year.”

Kim Jungeun, chairman of the Daegu Jung-gu Council, added, “For our wish for peaceful unification to be realized, we must broaden our perspective on unification based on the circulation of opinions between regions. Furthermore, I hope that the sisterhood joint meeting will serve as a foundation for fostering harmony between Yeongnam and Honam regions and contribute to enhancing friendship between the two cities.”

Mokpo=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jeong Seunghyun gabrielw@asiae.co.kr

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