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20th September 2023, Seoul/Korea - Wishes
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In the name of Peace and Justice.
I have three wishes today, which I present to you in the name of Peace and Justice - in the hope they may be fulfilled.
My first wish for today is about border conflicts. Border
conflicts can lead to war - and we don't want wars, we want
peace. So, border conflicts need to be resolved, they need to be
resolved, NOW!
In the Far East Region, there are many, many, many unresolved
territorial disputes, here are some examples (check the country
codes in Wikipedia):
| 1. |
AU/IN |
Ashmore and Cartier Islands |
| 2. |
TH/KH |
Area of Ko Kut Island, part of
Poipet, Prachinburi area, Preah Vihear Temple |
| 3. |
TH/MM |
Doi Lang,
parts of 3 Pagodas Pass |
| 4. |
KH/VN |
various border ares, Phu Quoc
Island, Tho Chu |
| 5. |
KH/LA |
parts of Stung Treng Province |
| 6. |
MY/SG |
Pedra Branca + Point 20 |
| 7. |
MY/IN |
Ambalat (oil fields) |
| 8. |
MY/PH |
parts of Sabah |
| 9. |
MY/BN |
Limbang
District |
| 10. |
KR/JP |
Dokdo Islands |
| 11. |
KR/KP |
everything |
| 12. |
VU/FR |
Mathew + Hunter Islands |
| 13. |
TO/FJ |
Minerva Reefs |
| 14. |
TK/UM |
Swains Island |
| 15. |
MH/UM |
Wake Island |
It's a long list, and it's probably far from complete.
What's more: apart from such conflicts between nations, there
are many more internal conflicts within some of these countries,
notably in:
- Myanmar: atrocities against the Rohingyas; Kachin
conflict; Karen conflict, and others
- Thailand: various insurgencies
- Philippines: Moro conflict, communal rebellions
- Indonesia: West Papua conflict
My wish is for the countries and the governments involved to sit
together and find a speedy solution to these disputes and
conflicts, NOW.
Which brings me to my second wish for today.
In my view, this whole region of Far East Asia, comprising
the areas of South East Asia, Korea, Japan, all of the
Pacific Islands, Australia and New Zealand, form a community
of fate in the real sense. It is my wish that all these
nations get together and decide to form a political union, a
Pacific Union, or the United
Pacific States, with one constitution, one
government, one parliament, one judicial system, one single
army, and with one single currency.
"Pacific" means peace-loving. My wish - my third wish for
today - is that the whole region of the Pacific Union-to-be
shall become a real center of World Peace. The whole region
takes its identity from the Pacific Ocean, the peace-loving
ocean. So it seems to me that the most appropriate thing to do
in order to underline the peace-loving character of the
region,is to demilitarize the whole Pacific Ocean.
No warships allowed in the whole region, only the UN Peace
Army-to-be shall have the right of access to these waters.
Such are my three wishes for today, which I present to you in the name
of Peace and Justice, in the hope they may be fulfilled.
In the name of Peace and Justice, thank you!
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