
Introducing the direction of inter-Korean health cooperation and requesting international organizations to play a bridging role
Minister of Unification Chung Dong-young met with WHO Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who was visiting Korea, and introduced the direction of inter-Korean health cooperation and asked for international organizations to play a role as a bridge.
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The Ministry of Unification and WHO have maintained a cooperative relationship since the 2006 North Korean infant support project.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Chae-rim Ha = The Ministry of Unification announced that Minister of Unification Chung Dong-young met with World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is visiting Korea, on the 21st.
Minister Chung met with Secretary-General Tedros at the COEX Magok Convention Center in Gangseo-gu on this day, and introduced the government's direction for promoting inter-Korean health cooperation based on mutual reciprocity and requested WHO's interest and cooperation.
He reminded that the Ministry of Unification and WHO have maintained a close cooperative relationship since the 'North Korean Infant Support Project' in 2006, and suggested that they continue to cooperate in health care to provide practical help to both North and South Korean residents.
In particular, Minister Jeong requested that international organizations, including WHO, serve as a bridge to resume dialogue and cooperation with North Korea amidst a seven-year hiatus in inter-Korean relations.
Secretary-General Tedros highly praised the efforts of the Ministry of Unification to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula and achieve peaceful coexistence, and said he looked forward to continuing communication and cooperation based on the long-standing cooperative relationship between WHO and the Ministry of Unification.

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