Unification Minister Chung Dong-young speaks at his alma mater, Jeonju High School, during the 14th Peaceful Unification Education Week, May 29. Courtesy of Ministry of Unification
South Korea's Unification Minister Chung Dong-young on Thursday renewed his call for multilateral dialogue to restore inter-Korean trust and foster lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, stressing the need for support from the international community, including the United States.
Chung made the call in a written message delivered at a peace forum in Washington. The renewed call comes after he proposed a four-way dialogue involving the two Koreas, the U.S. and China on the denuclearization of the peninsula during his visit to Ulaanbaatar earlier this month.
"Now is the time to build an institutionalized peace on the Korean Peninsula. It is time to start multilateral dialogue to rebuild trust between the two Koreas and transition to a peace regime on the peninsula," Chung said in the message for the forum hosted by the Korean American Public Action Committee, a nonprofit organization.
"The peace regime would serve as a foundation for sustainable peace not only on the Korean Peninsula, but also in the entire Northeast Asia. Toward that end, we need support and cooperation from the international community, including the U.S.," he added.
