On June 27, Unification Minister Kwon Youngse paid a courtesy visit to Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-Taick of the Catholic Church of Korea at the Myeongdong Cathedral and they exchanged views on the direction of unification policy.

Minister Kwon expressed gratitude for the prayers and concerns of the Catholic Church towards peace in the Korean Peninsula amid challenging conditions, including the recent provocation by North Korea.

Chung Soon-Taick, the Archbishop of Seoul, highlighted that the Church can play a significant role in establishing peace on the Korean Peninsula, adding that the Catholic Church will continue to make efforts to bring about peace and reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula. In that process, he asked for the government’s active support.

In response, Minister Kwon promised that the government will always be ready to cooperate, and asked the Catholic Church to continue to play a positive role in establishing peace on the Korean Peninsula in the future.