Gyeonggi Tourism Organization to Hold 'Eco Peace Forum' in Gimpo and Goyang from 4th to 6th

by Lee YeongKyu

Published 05 Nov.2024 09:06(KST)

The Gyeonggi Tourism Organization will hold the ‘Eco Peace Forum’ academic event themed on greater peace in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) from the 4th to the 6th of this month at Gimpo Aegibong Peace Ecological Park and Goyang KINTEX.

Now in its second year, the ‘Eco Peace Forum’ is hosted by Gyeonggi Province and organized by the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization, with participation from world-renowned experts and civil society activists in the fields of DMZ ecology, peace, and nexus.

Gyeonggi Tourism Organization will hold the 'Eco Peace Forum' academic event themed on greater peace in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) from the 4th to the 6th of this month at Gimpo Aegibong Peace Ecological Park and Goyang KINTEX. Photo by Gyeonggi Tourism Organization

The forum began on the 4th with an opening ceremony and keynote dialogue at Gimpo Aegibong Peace Ecological Park. The first keynote dialogue focused on “Greater Peace of the Korean Peninsula DMZ and Its Implications for International Conflict Zones,” featuring diverse discussions.

This year’s forum starts on the 4th at Gimpo Aegibong Peace Ecological Park and continues on the 5th and 6th at Ilsan KINTEX.

Detailed information about the forum can be found on the DMZ OPEN Festival website (dmzopen.kr).

Jo Wonyong, President of the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization, stated, “The DMZ is one of the places that overseas tourists definitely want to visit when coming to Korea due to its unique tourism resources in terms of ecology and peace. Therefore, it is necessary to promote and publicize it more through various events.” He added, “We plan to do our best to continuously expand the ‘DMZ Open Festival’ in the future and provide more opportunities to take a step closer to ‘greater peace.’”