Bishkek, Sept. 16, 2020 / Kabar /. Some 100 journalists, media experts discussed on Wednesday the Korean War and peace policy on the Korean Peninsula during the third day of the World Journalists Conference 2020.
The participants of the conference spoke different views on the perspective of the situation on the Korean Peninsula, peace and possible war. The most of the journalists spoke for peace process and reunification of two Koreas.
Research Associate from Korea Son Taek Wang named the Korean War one of the serious humanitarian tragedies in the global village. “Koreans want peace regime because the division of the single nation and the military hostility in Korean peninsula for decades is too much painful and costly,” he said speaking about millions of separated family members.
Journalist and art critic Bilal Bassal from Lebanon told about the same kind of division that occurred in his country. But, he said there is a difference. “The Lebanese War did not split the country geographically, but divided its people into different sectarian and social groups. Between two wars, there were many common points. For example, the strange situation where the people of the same country killed one another,” Bassal said. He also stressed that the option of peace must always precede the option of war.
There were also journalists, who expressed fear of a renewed war between North and South Korea.
News editor from Sri Lanka’s Express Newspapers Leo Nirosha Darshan Satasivam said that although bilateral talks have created many healthy conditions, the activities of certain countries are set to cause war fears on the Korean Peninsula. “It is common for the rest of the world to have different opinions about a country launching a satellite into space. It can even be critical. In this situation, on December 12, 2012, North Korea launched a new satellite into space. Many countries condemned it. Countries such as the United States, Japan, and South Korea advertised the satellite as a rehearsal for war,” he noted.
Meanwhile, Chief Editor from Pakistan Nasir Ahmed Memon Aljaz expressed hope saying that reunification of two Koreas is inevitable, as only The One Nation – One Korea can guaranty the stable peace in the world in general and in Asia in particular.
The World Journalists Conference 2020, organized by the Journalists Association of Korea, was held online from Sept.14 to 16 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The first two days were focused on fake news and COVID-19, the media experts shared their visions on countermeasures to fake news and how countries deal with the novel coronavirus infection and had vivid debates on the discussing issues.
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