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| 2024-11-08 16:36:22
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Unification advisory body, Yonhap News Agency to host global forum on unification next week
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- The Peaceful Unification Advisory Council and Yonhap News Agency will co-host a global forum next week to explore ways to muster international solidarity for South Korea's vision to achieve liberal democracy-based unification, the organizers said Friday.
The two-day event will take place at JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul from Monday to Tuesday under the theme of "Challenges and cheering for a unified Korea for freedom, peace and prosperity," bringing together former key government officials and security experts.
The council advises the president on unification issues for policymaking purposes.
The Global Dialogue on Korean Peninsula Unification is part of efforts to assess the current environment for unification amid increasingly diverse global security risks and seek international cooperation toward achieving unification.
Presentations and discussions on the East Asia security environment following the United States presidential election and shifts in Korean Peninsula policies will take place behind closed doors on the first day.
The second day will include three sessions, during which scholars such as Bruce Bennett from global policy think tank RAND will discuss issues including the challenges of achieving unification amid shifting international security environments, expanded information access and human rights, and the unification vision declared by President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Kim Kwan-yong, executive vice chairperson of the advisory council, will deliver an opening address on the second day, followed by a welcome speech from Yonhap News Agency President and CEO Hwang Dae-il and a keynote address by National Security Adviser Shin Won-sik.
All sessions on the second day will be livestreamed on the council's website.
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