Prime Minister Han Duck-soo vowed Wednesday to provide practical support to the 7 million Koreans living overseas by increasing opportunities to learn the Korean language and visit the country.
Han made the remark during a meeting with participants of the 2024 Future Leaders’ Conference, which brought a group of overseas Koreans to South Korea to take part in programs promoting closer ties between the diaspora community and their native land.
“We will work harder to provide practical support that can be felt by all of you,” the prime minister said during the event at his official residence in Seoul. “We will work to ensure you can maintain your honor and identity as a member of the Korean people with pride in your homeland.”
Han discussed the policies the Yoon Suk Yeol administration has pursued to support overseas Koreans, including the establishment of the Overseas Koreans Agency last year.
“We will expand opportunities for Korean language education and visits to the homeland and not spare any assistan
ce to build a stronger global network of Korean people,” he said.
Han also stressed that the future leaders of overseas Koreans play an important role in achieving the administration’s goal of turning South Korea into a “global pivotal state” that fulfills its responsibilities to the international community.
Source: Yonhap News Agency