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Peaceful Unification Advisory Council Adds 2,176 Advisers, Reaching 25,000 Total
The council reached a record 25,000 advisers after the July 1 appointments announced in Incheon. It also outlined plans to expand its overseas regional assemblies from five to eight.
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The Peaceful Unification Advisory Council appointed 2,176 new advisers at home and abroad, bringing its total membership to a record 25,000, Yonhap reported. The appointments were announced July 1 at the opening ceremony of the 22nd Eurasia Regional Assembly in Incheon, west of Seoul.
Bang Seung-yong, the council's secretary general, said the new advisers were appointed to strengthen activities by region and expand consensus on peace.
The positions are honorary and unpaid. Bang also outlined plans to expand the number of regional assemblies from five to eight. An amendment to the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council Act aimed at increasing the number of vice-chairs is under review at the National Assembly to support the expansion, he said.
The council is a constitutional presidential advisory body tasked with promoting peaceful unification through policy consultation, public consensus building and international outreach. President Lee Jae Myung serves as chair, with Kang Chang-il, a four-term lawmaker and former ambassador to Japan from 2021 to 2022, serving as vice chair.
A file photo taken in March 2026 shows the council's office in Seoul.
