Overview
- Chung Dong-young was sworn in as the first Unification Minister under President Lee Jae Myung during a ceremony in Seoul.
- During his Panmunjom visit, he inspected South Korean facilities that have hosted over 370 rounds of inter-Korean talks since 1971.
- He declared reopening communication lines with North Korea and resuming dialogue suspended six years ago to be urgent priorities.
- Chung pledged to partner with the U.N. Command to transform Panmunjom into a hub of connection and cooperation.
- He emphasized that rebuilding the Unification Ministry’s reduced workforce must come before any renaming effort.