Basic Direction

Policy Background – Geopolitical Characteristics of Gangwon-do

• The only divided province in the world.
• A limit to development, a substantive issue that Gangwon-do has faced due to the division.
• Changes in the international situation to transform the East Sea into a sea of peace.
• A great provincial desire for the unification of North and South Korea.

Policy Basis

“The decentralized and microscopic approach that actively contributes to the nation´s policies within the national framework”

• The vertical participation of local government, and the horizontal participation of civic and social groups(decentralized approach).
• Small but substantial close cooperation at the local level (microscopic approach).

Basic Principle

“Collective Participation, Feasibility, and Substantial Cooperation”

• Benefiting the interests and co-prosperity in North and South Gangwon-do
• Pursuing appropriate moral obligations and the material interests for inter-Korean exchange and cooperation projects.
• Promoting policies based on pan-provincial concurrence and consensus.