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Unification Minister Lee In-young visited Panmunjeom in Paju city, Gyeonggi-do, on the morning of September 16, and the leaders of the two Koreas are meeting at a memorial plant. © News1 Photo GroupOn the 4th, Unification Minister Lee In-young urged North Korea to restore the communication channel between the two Koreas and travel freely between the two Koreas in Panmunjom.
On the 100th day of his inauguration, Minister Lee attended the opening ceremony of the ‘Panmunjeom Tourism Support Center’ located in Gunnae-myeon, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do. I hope that communication between ‘Freedom House’ and ‘Panmungak’ on the north side will be restored. ”
Minister Lee said, “The establishment of a communication channel at all times will be the basis for restoring inter-Korean relations,” and urged restoring the contact channel.
On this day, Minister Lee proposed the North to travel freely between the two Koreas within Panmunjom. He said: “In 2018, President Moon Jae-in crossed the border between the two Koreas and, through the military agreement of September 19 (South and North Korea) agreed to free traffic,” he said. I hope to find them together. “With this, Minister Lee also proposed reunions of separated families through Panmunjom. Minister Lee said:” If it is difficult immediately due to the Corona 19 situation, it should be promoted through non-contact methods ( not face-to-face), such as video meetings and correspondence, “he said.” Given the desperation of the separated families, even small gatherings in Panmunjom must be resumed. I do ”he emphasized. In addition, Minister Lee referred to the road called Uiju-daero, which passes through Panmunjeom before the division of the Korean peninsula to the North, and said: “It was a trade route and a place of life for our ancestors, which it extends from Hanyang to Uiju and also to China ”. Explained. He continued: “As such, Panmunjeom is not a wall between north and south, but a passage, and it is a ‘path’ that must be reconnected.” “Let’s redesign a new time of peace between the South and the North,” he urged.
Furthermore, Minister Lee commented on the reopening of the Panmunjom tour and the opening of the Panmunjom tour Support Center after one year and one month. It is the basis of hope for a ‘great peace’, ”he said.
He said: “With the opening of the Panmunjom Travel Support Center, we have greatly improved procedural issues such as unifying distributed travel counters.” It will be delivered to you. “
(Seoul = News 1)
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