Hwang Giyeon, President of Export-Import Bank of Korea: "Promoting Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation through Climate Change Response"

2025 Korea Peninsula Climate and Environmental Cooperation Forum

The Export-Import Bank of Korea announced on November 23 that it co-hosted the "2025 Korea Peninsula Climate and Environmental Cooperation Forum" at the Korea Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, together with the Ministry of Unification and the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment.

This forum was organized to discuss concrete policy ideas for mutually beneficial inter-Korean exchanges and cooperation for peace and coexistence on the Korean Peninsula, as well as measures to restore inter-Korean exchange and cooperation through joint responses to climate change.

In August, the government presented the "Five-Year National Administration Plan - 23 Key Initiatives," which includes "A Korean Peninsula of Peace, Coexistence, and Prosperity." The forum held on this day included discussions on climate and environmental cooperation as part of concrete implementation measures.

Hwang Giyeon, President of the Export-Import Bank of Korea, is delivering the opening address at the "2025 Korea Peninsula Climate and Environmental Cooperation Forum" held at the Korea Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul. Export-Import Bank of Korea

At the roundtable session, held under the theme of "Exploring Mutually Beneficial Inter-Korean Exchanges and Cooperation for Peace and Coexistence on the Korean Peninsula," Professor Koo Kabwoo of the University of North Korean Studies served as moderator, with Professor Jung Youngchul of Sogang University, Kim Ilki, Research Fellow at the Institute for National Security Strategy, Kim Sungeun, Economic Affairs Officer at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), and Eom Joohyun, Secretary General of the Korea Children's Drug Support Center, participating in the discussion.

During the planning session, led by Kim Hyoeun, CEO of Global Industry Hub and former Ambassador for Climate Change, Myung Sujeong, Senior Research Fellow at the Korea Environment Institute, and others engaged in in-depth dialogue on "Measures to Restore Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation for Joint Response to Climate Change."

Hwang Giyeon, President of the Export-Import Bank of Korea, emphasized the necessity of exchange and cooperation for peace, coexistence, and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula, stating, "Promoting inter-Korean exchange and cooperation on practical topics such as responding to climate change will serve as an important opportunity to prepare unification policies that resonate with the public."

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