Phnom Penh (FN), Feb. 13 – Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen, co-founder of the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) Hak Ja Han Moon, and former secretary general of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon signed joint statements on the “Seoul Resolution 2022 Toward Sustainable Peace and Prosperity on the Korean Penisula”, at the World Summit 2022, in Seoul, the Republic of Korea.

The joint statements cover 11 points as follow:

1. Urge the two Koreas and the international community to pursue bilateral and multilateral diplomatic approaches to avoid military confrontation, maintaining and promoting peace, stability, and predictability, and increasing mutual understanding and confidence toward a complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula;

2. Call upon parties concerned to pursue constructive discussions with mutual respect and acknowledgement of each other's security interests and concerns based on the shared cultural heritage of the two Koreas;

3. Promote confidence-building measures, trust-building programs and preventive diplomacy involving major stakeholders working on the Korean Peninsula;

4. Call upon all parties concerned to officially end the "state-of-war" mindset and to work together to support president Moon Jae-in's appeal for an end to the Korean War in order to open a new chapter for culture of peace and non-violences;

5. Offer proposals and platforms for constructive dialogue and consultation based on the spirit of friendship and brotherhood that serve the interests of the Korean people and build a pathway towards a peace treaty on the Korean Peninsula;

6. Explore ways to turn Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) into a peace park through the deployment of non-military personnel as peace guardians and joint development of cultural corridors and tourism projects to promote mutual prosperity of the two Koreas;

7. Encourage concerning parties to develop cooperation projects in tourism, sports, culture and education in DPRK and beyond;

8. Promote multi-sectoral development framework to enhance food security and public health cooperation between the Korean Peninsula and the Mekong region and beyond through the the Mekong Peace Park Project;

9. Work towards the normalization of the relations between the two Koreas so that the people will be able to reap the the maximum benefits of the untapped potential that both states have to offer, in particular in political, economy, cultural, humanitarian, health care, educational, social (youth and sports), and infrastructure areas.

10. Strengthen multi-stakeholder dialogue and collaboration on cultural connectivity and digital and creative industry to leverage the pivotal role of the international community in promoting peace, stability and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula.

11. Encourage the international community to support the principle of zero tolerance for war, mutual security assurance and joint prosperity, and to make continued effort to advance peaceful resolution on the Korean Peninsula.
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