통일부 "6•15 선언 20주년, 남북공동행사•이산가족 상봉 추진"<br /><br />The South Korean government has announced its plans on Friday to improve inter-Korean relations this year.<br />The Unification Ministry will focus on pushing for the reunion of separated families, as well as promoting the inter-Korean railway construction project and cooperation to stop virus outbreaks.<br />Our Hong Yoo reports.<br />To mark the 20th anniversary of the June 15th Declaration, the South Korean government plans to cooperate with private organizations to host a joint event with North Korea and promote inter-Korean exchanges.<br />The Unification Ministry announced Friday its plans to improve inter-Korean relations for this year, including holding joint events and having sports and culture exchanges.<br />The two Koreas haven't celebrated the June 15th declaration together since 2008.<br />For this year however, the ministry hopes to hold reunions for separated families on that day.<br />In case the COVID-19 pandemic prevents a face-to-face reunion, the ministry is preparing a video reunion and video letter exchanges.<br />"We already checked to see if it violates sanctions on North Korea and bought the equipment needed for a video reunion. We have remodeled our video reunion hall. The details will come through cooperation with the North."<br />South Korea aims to settle permanent peace and solve North Korea's nuclear issue, develop sustainable relationship, and make a new economic community of the Korean peninsula.<br />And humanitarian cooperation is expected to help in achieving those goals.<br />That includes promoting quarantine cooperation with Pyeongyang to fight against virus outbreaks.<br />Seoul will also try to resume talks to connect railways and push for Pyeongyang to allow individual trips to the North.<br />Hong Yoo, Arirang News.<br />
