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Sun, June 11, 2023 | 10:51
New monument set up on Dokdo
독도에 이명박 대통령 친필 새긴 ‘독도 표지석’ 설치
Posted : 2012-08-19 18:16
Updated : 2012-08-19 18:16
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Maeng Hyung-kyu, third from right, minister of public administration and security, poses with officials and politicians during the unveiling ceremony of a monument on Dokdo, Sunday. The monument is inscribed with “Dokdo” and bears the name of President Lee Myung-bak to reaffirm Korea’s sovereign right to its easternmost islets. North Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kwan-yong, third from left, and National Assembly Vice Speaker Lee Byung-suk, second from right, participated in the event. Dokdo administratively belongs to the province. / Yonhap

Stone symbolizes Korea's sovereignty over easternmost islets

By Yi Whan-woo

Korea installed a monument on Dokdo, Sunday, to reaffirm its sovereign rights over the country’s easternmost islets and to repudiate Japan’s repeated claim over them.

The stone monument inscribed with the name of President Lee Myung-bak, the first South Korean president to visit the islets on Aug. 10, was set up to show that they “exclusively” belong to Korea.

“Dokdo has unequivocally been a part of our territory historically, geographically and under international law,” Maeng Hyung-kyu, minister of public administration and security, said during the unveiling ceremony by a flagpole with the “Taegeukgi,” the South Korean flag.

“This stone reflects our people’s national spirit and will serve as a symbol of the country’s eternal sovereignty over the islets,” he said.

Dokdo already has a monumental stele with the name of Han Seung-soo, the first prime minister to visit the rocky outcroppings in July 29, 2008. But this is the first time that a president has had his name inscribed on a monument to reflect the sovereignty of the islets.

The ceremony was hosted by North Gyeongsang Province, the region that governs Dokdo. A number of ranking officials and politicians attended the ceremony, including Lee Byung-suk, vice speaker of the National Assembly; Kim Chan, head of Cultural Heritage Administration; and Kim Kwang-yong, governor of North Gyeongsang Province.

“With the establishment of this historic monument, the world will understand Dokdo is Korean territory,” said Kim Kwang-yong. “And this symbolic monument also will bring our people together as one to protect our land.”

The monument is 1.15 meters tall and 30 centimeters in width and length. It is made from obsidian found in Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province. Engraved on the front of the stele is “Dokdo” in Korean, while the back reads, “the Republic of Korea.” On the sides are inscribed the words, “President Lee Myung-bak, summer of 2012.” The calligraphy has been revealed to be President Lee’s handwriting.

The provincial government initially planned to unveil the monument on Liberation Day which is celebrated on Aug. 15, in commemoration of the country’s independence from Japan. The plan was delayed because of bad weather.

The country has faced an intense backlash from the Japanese government over Dokdo since President Lee made his abrupt visit to the islets on Aug. 10.

독도에 이명박 대통령 친필 새긴 ‘독도 표지석’ 설치
경상북도는 8. 19(일) 독도의 동도(東島) 망양대에서 맹형규 행정안전부 장관, 김관용 도지사, 이병석 국회부의장, 김찬 문화재청장, 최수일 울릉군수, 김성도 독도주민 등 중앙과 지방 주요인사가 참석한 가운데 이명박 대통령의 친필 휘호를 새긴 ’독도 표지석‘ 제막식을 가졌다고 밝혔다. 이번 표지석 제막식은 이명박 대통령의 헌정사상 최초의 독도방문 직후에 거행되어 독도에 대한 국내외의 큰 관심을 다시 한번 불러일으켰다. 독도 표지석 설치는 일본의 교과서 왜곡, 방위백서와 외교청서의 독도영유권 주장 등 독도를 강탈하기 위한 책동이 더욱 강화되는 상황에 맞서 ‘신라 이사부 장군의 우산국 진출(512년, 지증왕 13년) 1500주년’을 기념하고 일본의 독도 영토 도발에 대한 우리정부의 강력한 영토수호 의지를 대내외에 천명하기 위해 김관용 지사가 직접 구상하여 대통령께 수차례 건의하였고, 이대통령이 흔쾌히 金지사의 건의를 받아들임으로써 역사적인 독도 표지석 설치가 결정되었다. 이 과정에서 이명박 대통령은 표지석에 새길 ‘독도’라는 휘호를 직접 써서 내려줌으로써 대통령의 확고한 영토수호 의지를 다시 한번 확인케 했다. 이번에 설치된 독도 표지석은 30㎝(가로)×30㎝(세로)×115㎝(높이)의 흑요석(烏石)에 받침은 화강암으로 제작되었으며, 표지석의 앞면은 ‘독도’, 뒷면은 ‘대한민국’, 측면에는 “이천십이년 여름, 대통령 이명박”이 새겨져 있다. 표지석은 대한민국 최동단에서 꿋꿋하게 우리나라를 지키고 있는 독도의 고매하고 듬직한 기상을 형상화했으며, 작품을 구성하고 있는 기단부분과 비석부분은 각각 동도와 서도를 의미한다. 독도에는 2008년 7월 29일 당시 한승수 국무총리가 독도를 방문해 동도 헬기장에 설치한 ‘동해의 우리 땅 독도’라고 새긴 표지석 등이 있으나, 대통령 명의로 된 표지석이 설치되는 것은 이번이 처음이다. 지난 8월 10일 독도방문에서 이명박 대통령은 “경북도의 체계적이고 지속가능한 독도수호 대책사업이 매우 적절하고 중요한 의미가 있다”고 김관용 도지사와 경북도의 노력을 치하하며 “독도사업을 잘 마무리하고 독도의 환경보전에도 힘써 달라”고 당부한 것으로 알려졌다. 이와 관련 경상북도는 독도의 지속가능한 이용과 영유권 강화를 위한 독도의 유인화 사업, 독도 접근성 강화 사업을 지속적으로 추진하고, 또한 독도의 어머니섬인 울릉도 개발에도 박차를 가해 나가겠다고 밝혔다. 이날 이명박 대통령을 대신해 참석한 맹형규 행정안전부 장관은 치사를 통해 “독도는 자랑스러운 독도경비대가 상주하여 지키고 있고, 우리 군이 독도 영해와 영공을 수호하고 있으며, 독도이사부길, 독도안용복길 등 우리 주소가 사용되는 우리 땅이다”면서 “독도 표지석은 대한민국 영토를 굳건히 지키는 국민의 염원을 담은 것으로 대한민국 주권의 상징이 되고 독도를 영원히 지키는 정신이 되기를 바란다”고 말했다. 김관용 경상북도지사는 “독도를 최전선에서 관할하는 도지사로서 표지석 설치 건의를 흔쾌히 수락하고 직접 휘호까지 써 주신 대통령께 감사드린다”면서 “독도 표지석은 독도가 대한민국 땅임을 전세계에 알리는 계기가 될 것이며, ‘영토 수호의 상징물’로서 5천만 국민의 의지를 하나로 결집시키는 구심체가 될 것으로 기대한다”고 소회를 밝혔다. 경상북도청 소개: 경상북도청은 272만 도민을 위해 봉사하는 기관으로, 2006년7월부터 시민의 선거를 통해 당선된 김관용 도시자가 도정을 이끌고 있습니다. 경상북도는 한국경제의 밝은 아침이 되고, 누구나 찾아 오고, 일하고 싶고, 일자리가 있는 경북을 만들어 명실상부한 대한민국의 미래를 밝히는 일류 자치단체가 되겠다는 도민들의 의지를 담아 민선 5기 도정의 구호로 삼았습니다. 특히 세계화 ·지방화 시대에 부응하여 전국 자치단체중 처음으로 우리 도주관으로 동북아지역자치단체 연합(NEAR)을 창설하고, 세계의 주요 자치단체와 자매결연을 맺는 등 능동적인 자치외교활동과 교류협력을 확대해 나가고 있습니다. 또한, 수출 유망지역에 통상주재관을 파견하고 해외시장 개척 활동으로 수출선을 다변화 하는 등 활발한 통상시책을 추진하고 있습니다.
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