Goseong-gun Attends Joint Conference on Peace and Safety in Border Areas, Urges Prevention of Recurrence of Drone Incursions

Discussion on Measures to Establish a Peace and Safety Network

Goseong-gun in Gangwon Province attended the Joint Conference on Peace and Safety in Border Areas held on the 26th and discussed ways to establish a peace and safety network in border areas.

Goseong-gun is attending the Border Region Peace and Safety Joint Meeting held on the 26th. Photo provided by Goseong-gun

This conference was presided over by Minister of Unification Chung Dong-young and was organized as a follow-up measure to the minister's statement on pending issues that was announced during the Lunar New Year holiday period.

In his statement released on the 18th, Minister of Unification Chung Dong-young revealed that there had been a total of four civilian drone incursions into North Korea from September last year to January this year. He also pledged to issue a statement of apology toward North Korea, to strengthen punitive regulations, and to prepare measures to prevent a recurrence.

In particular, he referred to the efforts of the Council of Mayors and County Governors of Border Regions, which has taken the lead in resolving damage issues in border areas caused by the scattering of anti-North Korea leaflets and loudspeaker broadcasts. He expressed his willingness to cooperate with local governments in border regions by pledging to establish and operate the "Joint Conference on Peace and Safety in Border Areas," to be composed of the Ministry of Unification, the council, and relevant institutions.

At the conference held at the Inter-Korean Dialogue Headquarters on that day, participants discussed strengthening punitive regulations under the Aviation Safety Act for drone incursion activities and specifying prohibitory provisions within the Act on the Development of Inter-Korean Relations. In addition, they reviewed measures such as enacting related ordinances at the local government level and adding drone incursion activities to the list of prohibited acts within danger zones under the Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety. Through these discussions, the government and local governments in border areas sought ways to cooperate in preventing a recurrence.

On the same day, Goseong-gun delivered the "Resolution Calling for Thorough Investigation and Prevention of Recurrence of Civilian Drone Incursions into North Korea" to Minister of Unification Chung Dong-young, stating, "We welcome the central government's expression of interest in issues facing border areas," and adding, "As the leading county of the Council of Mayors and County Governors of Border Regions, we will take the initiative in working closely with the central government so that border areas can firmly establish themselves as zones of permanent peace."

Meanwhile, Goseong-gun is promoting an application for designation as a Peace Economic Special Zone under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Unification, and expects that the discussions at this conference will create a positive synergy effect in the preparation process aimed at securing the first designation in 2026.

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