Park Min-sik: "Instilling Pride in Future Generations Is Also Part of Veterans Affairs"

Director of Veterans Affairs Visits Princeton University for Meeting
"Striving to Strengthen the ROK-US Alliance"

Park Min-sik, Commissioner of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, visited Princeton University in the United States to hold a meeting with Korean expatriates and international students, repeatedly emphasizing the importance of the Korea-US alliance and 'patriotic affairs.'

On the 1st (local time), Commissioner Park held a meeting at Princeton University's Syngman Rhee Hall on the theme of "The Present and Future of 70 Years of the Korea-US Alliance," stating, "As the foundation that led the Republic of Korea to freedom and prosperity is the 70-year history of the Korea-US alliance, it is necessary for the achievements of independence activists such as President Syngman Rhee and Dr. Seo Jae-pil, who played a connecting role in the Korea-US alliance, to be properly recognized and commemorated within the Korean American community."

Director Park Min-sik of the Veterans Affairs Office taking a 'selfie' with overseas Koreans and international students [Photo by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs]

In particular, when a student attending the meeting requested, "Please create policies that allow expatriates and international students to have pride in Korea," Commissioner Park responded, "Instilling pride in Korea among future generations and creating a sustainable nation is also part of patriotic affairs." He added, "We will do our best to create policies that enable Korean expatriates and Korean international students in the United States to feel pride in Korea so that the alliance between Korea and the US can become even stronger."

About 40 students attended the meeting with expatriates and international students that day, and Commissioner Park concluded all schedules related to President Yoon Suk-yeol's state visit to the US with this meeting. Commissioner Park said, "Through the luncheon commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Korea-US alliance hosted by President Yoon Suk-yeol, we were able to highlight the significance of the Korea-US alliance once again, and the investigation of advanced cases such as national memorial facilities in the US will serve as a foundation for establishing and promoting multifaceted patriotic policies."

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