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[HWPL] HWPL's 27th~28th Peace Tour, Five European countries appealed to the United Nations for support of ‘peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula and DPCW’

Participants posed for a commemorative photo, at a meeting with former high-ranking European politicians, to spread a culture of peace and support for the peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula at the Plenary Hall lobby of the Romanian Senate in Bucharest, Romania, on May 19th 2018

Chairman Lee in conversation with the third President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko in the Oval Office on May 10th 2018

27th Peace Tour

Chairman Man-hee Lee and his peace delegation departed Korea on May 8th 2018, visiting five European countries over 12 days, until the 22nd. During the 27th peace tour, he appealed for support for the peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula. In particular, this 27th peace tour drew attention because it proclaimed HWPL's developments for peace and their achievements to date through their book of peace entitled, ‘The True Story of HWPL: Peace and Cessation of War’, within which the history of HWPL is summarized.

During this tour, Chairman Lee and his peace delegation visited Ukraine, Germany, Sweden, Norway, and Romania in order to meet local government officials, heads of women and youth groups, and religious leaders. They held a peace forum, signed MOUs, and held meetings for the development of peace projects within each respective country.

Chairman Lee gave a copy of ‘The True Story of HWPL: Peace and Cessation of War’ following a conversation with the last communist premier of East Germany, Hans Modrow, at the Sofitel Hotel in Frankfurt, Germany on May 13th 2018. This was the third meeting of the peace tour

The first trip to Ukraine started on the 9th with a conversation with Patriarch Makarios of the Ukrainian Autonomous Orthodox Church. Patriarch Makarios sought advice from Chairman Lee on the unification of the three-pronged Ukrainian Orthodox Church, and Chairman Lee suggested the World Alliance of Religions' Peace (WARP) Office. Chairman Lee also held a meeting with various Ukrainian religious leaders.

On the 10th, Chairman Lee had a conversation with the third President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko. After the conversation, former President Yushchenko expressed his active support by saying that he would introduce Chairman Lee to Eastern European presidents who are part of the Baltic Black Sea Council, which is made up of Eastern European heads of state.

The second President of Croatia Stjepan Mesić and Chairman Lee held an interview at the InterContinental Hotel in Bucharest, Romania, on May 20th 2018.

On May 13th, Chairman Lee held discussions with former communist premier of East Germany, Hans Modrow, for ways to cooperate for inter-Korean peace projects at the Sofitel Hotel in Germany

At the peace forums held one after another in Germany, Ukraine, government officials, civil society, and young people with a desire for peace on the Korean Peninsula, a letter of support for the peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula was delivered to the HWPL peace delegation. At successive peace forums held in Germany and Ukraine, government officials, civil society and young people with a desire for peace on the Korean Peninsula gathered to write letters urging for the peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula, and delivered it to the HWPL peace delegation.

Chairman Lee signed the agreement and poses for a commemorative photo after discussions with the former third President of Romania, Emil Constantinescu, at the InterContinental Hotel in Bucharest, Romania, on May 20th, 2018.

With the active participation of the former presidents of Eastern Europe, a high-level meeting co-hosted by HWPL and the Institute for Advanced Studies in Levant Culture and Civilization was held to support the peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula at the Palace of the Parliament on the 19th.

Emil Constantinescu, the 3rd President of Romania, Viktor Yushchenko, the 3rd President of Ukraine, Stjepan Mesić, the 2nd President of Croatia, Zlatko Lagumdzija, the 21st President of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rexhep Meidani, the 3rd President of Albania, the former presidents of Eastern Europe, and Chairman Lee, attended the event.

Chairman Man-Hee Lee gave a speech at the HWPL Pan-European Peace Forum held at Leonardo Hotel in Germany on May 12th 2018.

At this meeting, former Romanian President Emil Constantinescu introduced Chairman Lee, saying, “Chairman Lee proclaimed the DPCW, and his dream raised our hopes that it is possible to achieve peace. I'm looking forward to seeing Korea transform into a Republic of peace. Also, I hope Korea becomes a model of world peace. I truly support the peaceful unification of the Korean Peninsula.”

Prior to this, plans for the peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula were discussed at the High-Level Meeting of Former Political Leaders in Europe” to gather support for the peaceful unification of the Korean Peninsula. Before the high-level meeting, Chairman Lee held a series of talks with Romania's former President, Emil Constantinescu, and Croatia's former President, Stjepan Mesić.

On the 20th, the city of Târgu Mureș in Romania and HWPL signed an MOU for “Peace and Culture City Project,” to promote bilateral cooperation and exchange in the fields of education and culture. Târgu Mureș is known for being a multicultural city with a long historical background.

Oboz TV, a national broadcaster of socio-political orientation in Ukraine interviewed Chairman Lee on May 10th 2018.

On May 10th, HWPL, the People’s Assembly of Ukraine and various Ukrainian organizations such as the International Spiritual and Moral Civilization Movement, participated in and signed an MOA to expand peace activities based on the principles of the DPCW for peacebuilding, at the 'The Way to Unity of Society and Peace in the World' conference held in the capital Kiev.

During this tour, an event to pledge for the realization of peace was held on the 15th at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden under the theme, 'Positive Change for Tomorrow'. On the 16th, the 'Peace and Reconciliation Conference' was held in Oslo, the capital of Norway, on the theme of international cooperation for global peace and human rights.

28th Peace Tour

The main reason that Chairman Man-hee Lee and the peace delegation went on the 28th peace tour was to meet UN ambassadors. This is because the presidents of each country needed to sign the 10 articles and 38 clauses of the DPCW to achieve peace and cessation of war. A global consensus was needed.

On May 31st 2018, the ‘Intercultural Dialogue for Peace and Development’ was held at the UN headquarters in New York, USA, and was attended by UN representatives from 145 countries.

It was a great achievement securing the participation of UN ambassadors from 145 countries at the UN headquarters in New York, USA on May 31, 2018. The event was held under the theme ‘2018 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development’. About 500 people, including representatives of the UN and religious leaders from 145 countries, women and youth representatives, and the media attended the event.

As the last speaker of the meeting, Chairman Lee emphasized the need for the adoption of the “Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW)” and the necessity of “enactment of an international law for the cessation of war”. Participants expressed their support with a standing ovation. Chairman Lee emphasized to UN representatives that enacting and implementing an international law to end war is the sustainable solution to achieving peace. On that day, HWPL delivered 'The True Story of HWPL' peace booklet, which had been distributed since the 27th, to attendees and introduced HWPL's Peace Education projects.

UN ambassadors from each country promised to actively stress the need for the DPCW to their respective presidents so that they would sign it if HWPL's DPCW is submitted to the UN.

The day before, on May 30th, at a conference room in the UN headquarters, an event was held calling for a ban on forced conversion. Religious figures from all over the world attended the event and raised their voices against forced conversion and expressed their support for religious unity.

On May 31st 2018, Chairman Man-Hee Lee delivered a speech at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA, to the UN representatives of each country on the necessity of enacting international law.

Prior to this, on May 29th, representatives of the United Nations from 10 countries in Africa and 1 country in Oceania, gathered to hold a meeting with the goal of establishing the DPCW.

During this visit, Chairman Lee and the peace delegation also brought fruit to fruition through the “Construction of a Sustainable Peace Society” and “Peace Education MOU” in the United States.

On June 4th, Los Angeles (LA) signed an agreement to create a city of peace and culture with two cities: Lomina, Guanajuato, Mexico, and Maywood, California, USA. In addition, it signed an MOU with Gold Academy in Anaheim, California to provide peace education programs.

At the 'HWPL Peace and Development Conference' held on that day, political, religious and academic representatives, including former President of Ecuador, Rosalia Arteaga Serrano and Bishop of the Anglican Church of Ecuador, Orli Mesías Haro Carranza, participated in discussions about the 'global community'. They called for the enactment of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW) as international law.

Chairman Lee took a commemorative photo with former Ecuadorian President Rosalia Arteaga Serrano after signing an agreement in Los Angeles, USA on June 3rd 2018.

The details of the 28th Peace tour were announced throughout the Americas with reports by KDO-TV in the US and the NTN24 broadcasting station based in Colombia. In addition, on June 3rd, during the tour, Maria Fernanda Solis Carillo, director of Ignesia TV, Mexico, conducted an interview with Chairman Lee to produce a documentary. The US FOX broadcasting station conducted a video interview to report the conversation between Chairman Lee and the former President of Ecuador.

HWPL held a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington DC, the capital of the United States, and held a briefing to urge for enactment of the DPCW and peace education, and many local media reported it.

Peace!