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Ministry of Unification
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| 통일부 統一部 Tongilbu | |
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 MOU headquarters in Seoul | |
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| Formed | March 1, 1969 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of South Korea |
| Headquarters | Jongno-gu, Seoul 37°34′29.586″N 126°58′32.632″E / 37.57488500°N 126.97573111°E |
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| Deputy Minister responsible |
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  Ministry of Unification (Seoul) | |
The Ministry of Unification (Korean: 통일부; Hanja: 統一部) is an executive department of the South Korean government aimed at promoting Korean reunification. It was first established in 1969[1] as the National Unification Board, under the rule of Park Chung Hee. It gained its current status in 1998 and has played a major role in promoting inter-Korean dialogues, exchanges and cooperation.
Under previous minister Yu Woo-ik, the ministry consisted of one office for planning and coordination; three bureaus for unification policy, inter-Korean exchanges and cooperation, and humanitarian cooperation; one special bureau for the Gaeseong Industrial Complex project; and five affiliated agencies on unification education, inter-Korean dialogue, transit between the South and the North, settlement support for dislocated North Koreans and inter-Korean consultations on exchanges and cooperation. However, in 2008, the ministry was significantly downsized as part of an efficiency restructuring of government.[2]
Its headquarters are on the third and fourth floors of the Seoul Government Complex in Jongno District, Seoul.[3]
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- ^ "Location & Contact Info." (Archive) Ministry of Unification. Retrieved on January 1, 2013. "Ministry of Unification Address: Government Complex - Seoul , 209 Sejong-daero(Sejong-ro). Jongno-gu, Republic of Korea"
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