Recently built by the Ministry of Unification, the archive has data and information about the reunification of Germany.
Korea will now be able to learn from its global neighbor’s experience.
To mark the 70th anniversary of Korean independence and the 25th anniversary of German reunification, on Dec. 7 the Korean government opened an archive of data and information about the German experience (http://germanunification.unikorea.go.kr).
At the website, visitors will be able to download a total of 1,101 data items, in Korean, in regard to the reunification of Germany. This includes data from both the German governments and from the private sector. These data items have been translated into Korean and divided into six categories, including white papers, policy reports, transferred documents from the German government and items from private research institutes.
The archive of information about German reunification offers a total of 1,101 data items, all translated into Korean, that concern German reunification. Items range from white papers, policy reports, transferred documents from the German government, and items from private research institutes.
In 2010, the Korean Ministry of Unification signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the German Ministry of the Interior that covered sharing Germany’s experiences of reunification. After the MOU was signed, Korea received documents from the German government and shared Germany’s experiences through a joint advisory committee that involved the two governments.
Since earlier this year, the Korean government and the Korea Institute for National Unification have been establishing the online archive in order to provide services to Korean citizens by offering the documents from the German government and major research reports from Korean experts in regard to the reunification of Germany.
Korea has been making god use of information and data related to the reunification of Germany. The Ministry of Unification recently set up an online archive with information about German reunification in order to prepare for the reunification of the Korean Peninsula. The above photo shows a summit meeting between President Park Geun-hye (right) and German President Joachim Gauck on Oct. 12, 2015.
The Korean government has many times put an emphasis on the importance of sharing Germany’s experiences of reunification. In a summit meeting with German President Joachim Gauck this past October, President Park told the German leader that, “As South Korea pursues a reunified peninsula, the German experience of reunification can be a valuable lesson to us all.”
By Yoon Sojung
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photo: Cheong Wa Dae
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