Peace Talk Show Held to Mark First Anniversary of April 27 Inter-Korean Summit

A live peace talk show commemorating the first anniversary of the 'April 27 Inter-Korean Summit' and the 'Panmunjom Declaration' will be held on the 22nd at the Gwangmyeong Citizens Hall with approximately 600 residents in attendance under the theme 'Connecting Hope, Embracing Peace.'

The talk show, designed to explore Gyeonggi Province and Gwangmyeong City's peace cooperation policies and desirable inter-Korean exchange and cooperation measures, as well as to gather public opinion from residents, will be hosted by Noh Jung-ryeol, a comedian and Gyeonggi Province public relations ambassador, with panelists including former Unification Minister Lee Jong-seok of the Roh Moo-hyun administration, Lee Hwa-young, Vice Governor for Peace of Gyeonggi Province, Lee Jae-jeong, Superintendent of Gyeonggi Province Education, and Park Seung-won, Mayor of Gwangmyeong City, engaging in 'free discussion.'

In particular, the concert will proceed in a 'music talk show' format in which 'Gwangmyeong Symphony Brass Ensemble,' which staged a pre-performance, will present a spectacular performance during the discussion, providing entertainment to the audience at the talk show venue.

The panelists are expected to conduct various discussions on measures to favorably resolve the currently tense inter-Korean relations following the recent collapse of the Hanoi US-North Korea Summit, the role that Gyeonggi Province, as the nation's largest local government, should play, and the direction of inter-Korean exchange policies for recovering ethnic homogeneity.

In addition, a 'dialogue with participating citizens' session will be arranged where audience members can freely express their opinions, which is expected to gather diverse views from residents on the peace policies of Gyeonggi Province and Gwangmyeong City.

Following the discussions and audience participation, all panelists and attendees are scheduled to sing 'Our Wish is Unification' together, concluding the event.

The peace concert, jointly hosted by Gyeonggi Province and Gwangmyeong City and organized by Ohmynews, will be live-streamed in real time through Gyeonggi Province's social broadcasting Live Gyeonggi, YouTube, and Ohmytelevision (TV) homepage.

Shin Myung-seop, Director of the Peace Cooperation Bureau of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "We have prepared this event in a new format called 'music talk show' that deviates from the typical talk show format previously pursued by various local governments, allowing for free discussion and enjoyment of music," adding, "As this event opens as a 'communication venue' to gather residents' opinions in real time through internet live streaming, we expect it will be a meaningful event that forms consensus among residents regarding Gyeonggi Province's peace policies and fosters an atmosphere of peace."