PUAC Holds Special Lectures on "Unification and North Korea Policy 

of the Yoon Suk-yeol Government" Successfully

The PUAC (Executive Vice-chairman Kim Kwan-yong, Secretary General Seok Dong-hyeon) held a series of special lectures on "Unification and North Korea Policy of the Yoon Suk-yeol Government" in eight regions, including five Northern Provinces, from February 7-23. Nam Joo-hong, a chair professor at Kyonggi University's Graduate School of Politics and Policy, and Lee Chun-geun, head of the International Politics Academy, gave lectures on topics of the Yoon government’s unification and North Korea policy such as the “audacious initiative” and “peace by power.”

The lectures in eight regions drew about 5,000 people, which attested to high public attention to the unification and North Korea policy of the Yoon Suk-yeol government and which helped to broaden public consensus. The participants included PUAC members and those from the Korea Freedom Federation, the Korea Saemaul Undong Center, and the Bareuge Salgi Movement Central Council.

<Special Lectures Data>

△ Northern Gyeonggi, Incheon (Feb. 7, KINTEX) △ Busan, Ulsan, Gyeongnam (Feb. 10, Busan City Hall Auditorium), △ Southern Gyeonggi (Feb. 13, Yongin City Hall Ace Hall), △ Gwangju, Jeonbuk, Jeonnam (Feb. 14,  Kimdaejung Convention Center Center), △ Seoul (Feb. 16, COEX Auditorium), △ Daegu, Gyeongbuk (Feb. 21, Daegu Convention Center, △ Five Northern Provinces (Feb. 22, Five Northern Provinces Office), △ Daejeon, Sejong, Chungbuk, Chungnam (Feb. 23, Daejeon City Hall Auditorium).

The lectures were especially meaningful in that they drew more than 1,000 members of the three major national civic movements (Korea Freedom Federation, Korea Saemaul Undong Center, and the Bareuge Salgi Movement Central Council). It provided the PUAC with an opportunity to promote free, democratic, and peaceful unification activities in conjunction with civic movement groups.

The heads of the three major movements -- Kang Seok-ho of the Korea Freedom Federation, Kwak Dae-hun of the Korea Saemaul Undong Center, and Im Jun-taek of the Bareuge Salgi Movement – attended the lecture for the Southern Gyeonggi region which was held at Yongin City Hall on February 13.

In his speech to the lecture in the Yeongnam region, Executive Vice-chairman Kim Kwan-yong said, "The PUAC has organized the series of special lectures to broaden public consensus and revive interest and motivation in unification issues so that the government's policy for denuclearization, peace, and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula can be successfully implemented."

There were 99 media reports, including those by the Yonhap News and YTN, which helped raise public awareness of the Yoon Suk-yeol government's unification and North Korea policy. Executive Vice-chairman Kim Kwan-yong and Secretary General Seok Dong-hyeon gave media interviews to promote the purpose of the lectures and the PUAC’s activities to achieve free, democratic and peaceful unification.

* Executive Vice-chairman: KNN (broadcasting) Feb. 13, Secretary General: OBS (broadcasting) Feb. 7 and Kyeongin Ilbo (print) Feb. 16

<Northern Gyeonggi, Incheon (KINTEX, Feb.7)>

<Busan, Ulsan, Gyeongnam (Busan City Hall, Feb.10)>

<Southern Gyeonggi (Yongin City Hall, Feb.13)>

<Joint greeting of the heads of the three organizations (Yongin City Hall, Feb.13)>

<Gwangju, Jeonbuk, Jeonnam (Kimdaejung Convention Center, Feb.14)>

<Seoul (COEX, Feb.16)>

<Daegu, Gyeongbuk (Daegu Convention, Fbe.21)>

<Daejeon, Sejong, Chungbuk, Chungnam (Daejeon City Hall, Feb.23)>