Unification Pavilion

The Unification Pavilion is a venue for peace talks between North and South Korea. The building is situated in the Joint Security Area on the North side of the Military Demarcation Line bisecting the area.^[1] Before the Korean War, the village, named Panmunjom, consisted of householders.

Unification Pavilion
The Unification (Tongil) pavilion
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	통일각
Hancha	統一閣
Revised Romanization	Tongilgak
McCune–Reischauer	T'ongilgak

Overview

Key:
Red: Military Demarcation Line(MDL)
Solid black: Buildings under North Korean administration
Outlined Buildings: under joint U.N./South Korean administration; It is situated on the North Korean side of MDL

Situated on the North Korean side of the Military Demarcation Line is the Unification (Tongil) Pavilion, also used as a venue for non-military, diplomatic meetings.^[2][3][4] The Unification pavilion, located 80 metres (260 ft) northwest of Panmumgak, is a two-story, 1,500 square metres (16,000 sq ft) building built in 1969.^[2][5] Closed-circuit television and microphones are installed in the meeting room of the North-South Talks, so that the situation can be monitored in real time in Pyongyang.^[5]

A portion of the Unification Pavilion has also been used for North Korean military personnel office space.

Events

• On January 9, 2018, Kwon Hyok Bong, director of the Arts and Performance Bureau in North Korea's Culture Ministry, and Hyon Song-wol, North Korea's deputy chief delegate for the talks, met with South Korean counterparts at Peace House then on January 15 at Unification pavilion to discuss inter-Korean participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.^[6][5]
• May 2018 inter-Korean summit took place on May 26.

• 
  Interior of North Korean meeting building

See also

• Phanmun Pavilion
• Inter-Korean Peace House
• Inter-Korean House of Freedom
• Sunshine Policy
• Northern Limit Line
• April 2018 inter-Korean summit
• May 2018 inter-Korean summit

References

1. "Pyongyang, Seoul to hold working-level talks at Panmunjom tomorrow; second dialogue between two Koreas in a week". Firstpost. 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
2. "Panmunjom Areas of Interest (판문점트레블센터)". Koreadmztour.com. 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
3. Kim, Christine (2017-07-17). "South Korea Proposes Talks With North". Time. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
4. "South Korea and North Korea to Hold Working-Level Talks on Jan. 15". U.S. News & World Report. January 13, 2018.
5. "Two Koreas to hold talks at Tongil-gak Monday : The Dong-a Ilbo". English.donga.com. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
6. Lotto, Sofia (15 January 2018). "North Korea's All-Female Band Leader Hyon Song Wol Is the Only Woman Negotiating on Kim Jong Un's Behalf". Newsweek.com. Retrieved 2018-03-16.