The Official Launching Ceremony for the Project was held on 7 March 2005 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. High-level officers from China and Korea, and the representatives from UNDP and UNOPS attended the Ceremony, and delivered congratulatory addresses:
Mr. Moo-Hyun Kang, Vice-Minister of Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Republic of Korea
Mr. Sun, Zhihui, Deputy Administrator of the State Oceanic Administration of the Peoples' Republic of China
Ms. Anne-Isabelle Degryse-Blateau, Resident Representative of UNDP Korea Office, and
Dr. JE, Jong-Geel, Member of the National Assembly of Republic of Korea.
Reporter Ms. Kim Duyeon from Arirang TV News (The Korea
International Broadcasting Foundation) interviewed the contributing players,
two country government representatives and resident representative of UNDP
Korea Office.
Vice-Ministers interviewed by Arirang TV
Mr. Moo-Hyun Kang: "The Yellow Sea is bordered by land
on three sides, which has led to much contamination over the years due to
rapid increases in population and economic development. That is why we need
to protect this vital resource."
Mr. Sun, Zhihui: "This project is important for both
China and Korea because of our tradition of friendship, and because we are
both faced with common problems and demands in the Yellow Sea area."
Ms. Anne-Isabelle Degryse-Blateau: "I think this is
very significant to show the importance and the political implications of
this project, and we do hope that this will become one of the tools for both
countries' national strategies, to address this issue of the Yellow Sea."
Ms. Kim Duyeon also reported that the two governments
are working together with the shared understanding that the Yellow Sea is a
global resource.
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