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Jeju was designated as the island of world peace by the government on January 27, 2005 by inheriting the resolution of the Jeju 4·3 incident and coexisting spirits of ROK-USSR (1991), ROK-US (1996), and ROK-JAPAN (1996, 2004) Jeju summit talks, which broke down the wall of the Cold War between the East and the West.
For the last 10 years, Jeju as the island of world peace has been continuously promoting 17 projects including the resolution of the 4·3 incident, establishment of the Jeju Forum, holding of UNITAR (UN Institute for Training and Research) international training center, international development and cooperation, local government’s cooperative project for exchange between North and South, etc. Furthermore, Jeju Island has had great performances by extending the scope of peace to the industrial level and informing not only Koreans but also people from overseas of the “carbon-free island project” by advancing the project as a “Jeju-type peace industry.”
Nevertheless, we are facing some difficulties in pushing ahead with peace industries due to domestic and international circumstances such as the conflict within Northeast Asia owing to the development of THAAD in the Korean Peninsula, issues with North Korean nuclear weapons, pain of local inhabitants due to the construction of the 2nd airport, and threat to peace in daily life for the province inhabitants due to the rapid growth.
From now on, we plan to pursue our goals by actively finding island inhabitants participating projects for peace practice, extending and strengthening the global network through “city diplomacy” based on a brand aiming for “peace,” promoting the “peace ODA,” and advancing the annual Jeju Forum as the global forum representing South Korea in order to overcome such difficulties and expand its role as the island of world peace.
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