Pan-European Peace Forum Advocates Support for Peace in Korea

Pan-European Peace Forum Advocates Support for Peace in Korea

‘Pan-European Peace Forum’ was held in Frankfurt to support for peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula. In this forum, European experts and peace activists from South Korea have voiced together. HWPL is a Seoul-based peace NGO and organized the event to advocate international cooperation for global peace-building. HWPL is supporting the peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula.

Chairman, Man Hee Lee, of HWPL is a Korean War veteran who knows tragedy of war. He appealed to attendants, “More than anything else, a peaceful world without war would be the greatest legacy to hand down to our children. If a single country achieves peace, it does not mean the world has become peaceful. Peace has to be realized in the entire world. If each person walks in the path towards peace, peace will be accomplished in the global community.”

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Dr. Manfred F. Welker who is Frankfurt city council member delivered a speech on the need for civil society’s active participation, recalling the small gatherings in Leipzig which sparked peaceful demonstrations for Germany’s reunification. He noted that “not just government cooperation but – as we have seen from Nikolaikirche [St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig] – it will be by the collaboration and efforts of the people.”

Prof. Dr. Hans Köchler, president of International Progress Organization said the issues of denuclearization and reunification of Korea are mutually reinforcing. He pointed out that the prospect of a reunified Korea will be “the best security guarantee to both the North and the South.”

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He mentioned that “there must be no policy of double standards concerning disarmament obligations of states.” He noted nuclear disarmament should be carried out not only in Korea but also in the rest of the world. Dr. Köchler is a group of policy makers and experts from civil society for advancing peace in the international community and serving as a member of HWPL Peace Advisory Council.

At the end of the event, Dr. Welker presented a Letter of Support for the peaceful unification of the Korean Peninsula and global peace. HWPL is collecting the Letters of Support from state officials to civil leaders, which aim to being sent to the leaders of two Koreas.

HWPL is implementing peace education programs in various educational institutions and collaborating with educational experts and teachers worldwide to develop peace education textbooks and curriculums.

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