The conference issued its concluding communique yesterday. A roundup:
TOPIK calls for peace and reconciliation in Korea – ENS wrapup.
Towards Peace in Korea Communiqué
Towards Peace In Korea – Official website
Best wishes for Korea peace conference – Archbishop of Canterbury
The driving force behind TOPIK (Towards Peace in Korea) has been The Most Revd Francis Park, Primate of the Anglican Church of Korea (ACK). The conference is to be divided into three parts, each chaired by the Primate of one of the churches who have cooperated in preparing the Conference. The first element, chaired by the Most Revd Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of the USA’s Episcopal Church, is a Peace Visit to North Korea – crossing through the demilitarised zone, the world’s most heavily fortified border. During the visit the Anglican delegation plans to deliver some humanitarian aid to a North Korean village. The aid, including medicines and agricultural tools, is the result of a successful “Special Collection” organised across the Anglican Communion by ACK.
The visit to North Korea aims to give direct experience of the Korean situation as preparation for the subsequent Peace Forum in Paju (South Korea) which will be chaired by the Most Rev. Nathaniel M. Uematsu, Primate of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai (the Japanese Anglican Church). In the forum experiences of fighting for reconciliation, forgiveness and healing from around the world will be shared and discussed through addresses given by a range of distinguished speakers.