Seoul, Korea—UPF-Korea’s Think Tank 2022 Forum held the International Media Association for Peace (IMAP) Session, “Significance of DMZ Peace Park and Prospects for Unification of Koreas,” online on January 26, 2022, in partnership with UPF-Japan and with co-sponsorship by the International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP).
The opening remarks were delivered by Mr. Hyeon-Young Lee, president of UPF-Korea, and the welcoming remarks by Prof. Yeon Ah Moon, chair of UPF-Korea.
Hon. Seong-won Kim, a member of the Korean National Assembly, and Mr. Ejima Kiyoshi, a member of the Japanese House of Representatives, gave the congratulatory remarks.
Mr. Masayoshi Kajikuri, chair of UPF-Japan, gave an address in which he encouraged the participants.
Afterwards, a lecture on the “The DMZ Peace Park Initiative and the Prospects for North-South Unification” was presented by former vice minister of unification of Korea, Mr. Hyung-seok Kim.
This was followed by a discussion with Mr. Hiroshi Yamada, former general manager of the United States bureau of Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper.