President Yun Seok-yeol said in his Liberation Day congratulatory address today (15th), "If North Korea stops developing nuclear weapons and converts to practical denuclearization, I propose a bold initiative that can dramatically improve the North Korean economy and people's livelihoods in line with that stage."
President Yoon said, "The denuclearization of North Korea is essential for sustainable peace on the Korean Peninsula, in Northeast Asia, and around the world."
As a concrete measure of the 'Bold Initiative', ▲ large-scale food supply program ▲ support for power generation and transmission and distribution infrastructure ▲ modernization project of ports and airports for international trade ▲ technical support program to increase agricultural productivity ▲ support for modernization of hospitals and medical infrastructure ▲ international I've heard of investment and financial assistance programs and more.
Regarding Korea-Japan relations, President Yoon said, "Japan, which in the past had to escape from political domination in order to regain and protect our freedom, is now a neighbor who must work together to face challenges that threaten the freedom of global citizens."
"When Korea-Japan relations move toward the future and mission of the times based on universal values, problems of past history can be properly resolved," he said. will quickly recover and develop.”
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Regarding the anti-Japanese independence movement, President Yoon said, “As seen in the March 1st Declaration of Independence, the Charter of the Provisional Government in Shanghai, and the spirit of independence of Maheon Yun Bong-gil, we must establish a democratic republic in which the people are the masters, and a country where freedom, human rights, and the rule of law are respected. for,” he said.
He further emphasized that "it was by no means an independence movement to establish a totalitarian state where freedom and human rights were ignored."
President Yoon said, "The independence movement is not over. It continued through the process of building a free country against communism, the process of achieving economic growth and industrialization, which are the foundations of liberal democracy, and developing democracy based on this. It is still ongoing,” he said.
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