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Unification Minister Kim Yung Ho meets with defector groups to discuss the designation of a commemorative day for North Korean defectors

Ministry of Unification

2024-01-29

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A commemorative day for North Korean defectors will be a message of hope for a free and prosperous future for North Korean residents

Unification Minister Kim Yung Ho meets with defector groups to discuss the designation of a commemorative day for North Korean defectors (January 29)

On January 29, Unification Minister Kim Yung Ho invited twelve leaders of civic organizations, including leaders of defector groups, to gather their opinions on the designation of a commemorative day for North Korean defectors.

* Attendees: Kim Seong Min (Free North Korea Radio), Kim Heung Kwang (North Korea Intellectual Solidarity), Kim Hee Yeon (World Defective Women’s Support Association), Noh Hyun Kyung (The Federation of North Korean Industries), Seo Jae Pyeong (Association of the North Korean Defectors), Ahn Chan-il (World Institute for North Korea Studies), Won Song Keum (Federation of Groups for North Korean Defectors), Jang Se-yul (North Korean People’s Liberation Front), Huh Kwang-il (Committee for Democratization of North Korea), Kim Suk-woo (Citizens Alliance for North Korean Human Rights), Park Sunyoung (Mulmangcho), and Lee Jae Won (Lawyers for human rights and unification of Korea).

Minister Kim stressed that the success of North Korean defectors is a touchstone for our society’s capacity for unification, and a message of hope for a free and prosperous future for North Korean residents.

Furthermore, the minister mentioned that designating a commemorative day for North Korean defectors will also have significant implications for North Korean residents, and said the day should be a day for the North Korean defectors, by the North Korean defectors, and of the North Korean defectors.

In response, Kim Heung Kwang, the head of the North Korea Intellectual Solidarity, expressed his gratitude on behalf of the attendees to President Yoon Suk Yeol and the government for their efforts to designate a commemorative day for North Korean defectors. He further stated his commitment to contributing to the integration and prosperity of Korean society and strengthening the unification capacity through various social activities.

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