Foreign ambassadors in Korea for the first time have paid a visit to Baengnyeongdo (Baengnyeong Island), the country’s northernmost point in the Yellow Sea.

Located in Incheon’s Ongjin-gun (Ongjin County), the island was visited June 14-15 by Konstantin V. Vnukov of Russia, Dato Ramlan Ibrahim of Malaysia, Vasyl Marmazov of Ukraine, Calin Fabian of Romania, Dusan Bella of Slovakia and Mohammad Yunos Farman of Afghanistan as well as foreign media correspondents from ITAR-TASS of Russia, Xinhua of China, AFP, Reuters and Bloomberg.

Korea Tourism Organization President Lee Cham pays a floral tribute at the Cheonan 46 Warriors Memorial Tower. The naval corvette Cheonan was split in half and sank near the inter-Korean sea border on March 26, 2010 (photo: Jeon Han).

Korea Tourism Organization President Lee Charm pays a floral tribute at the Cheonan 46 Warriors Memorial Tower. The naval corvette Cheonan was split in half and sank near the inter-Korean sea border on March 26, 2010 (photo: Jeon Han).


Russian Ambassador Konstantin V. Vnukov pays tribute at the memorial (photo: Jeon Han).

Russian Ambassador Konstantin V. Vnukov pays tribute at the memorial (photo: Jeon Han).


The trip was organized as part of a Korea Tourism Supporters program by Korea Tourism Organization (KTO). The delegation visited the Cheonan 46 Warriors Memorial Tower in the island village of Yeonhwa-ri to offer incense and honor the 46 seamen who died in the 2010 sinking of the naval corvette Cheonan.

Before going to the tower, the ambassadors and correspondents also visited the sixth Marine Brigade, which is responsible for defending the Yellow Sea, to learn about the historical background of the region and encourage soldiers.

The sinking of the Cheonan occurred on March 26, 2010, when the South Korean naval corvette carrying 104 personnel sank near Baengnyeongdo (Baengnyeong Island) in the Yellow Sea, killing 46 seamen.

The travel group comprising foreign diplomats and correspondents visits the Cheonan 46 Warriors Memorial Tower, where they hear from Jo Dong-taek, head of the 6th Marine Brigade, on the region’s historical background (photo: Jeon Han).

The travel group comprising foreign diplomats and correspondents visits the sixth Marine Brigade, where they hear from Jo Dong-taek, head of the corps, on the region’s historical background (photo: Jeon Han).


A correspondent from the Russian news agency ITAR-TASS asks questions on the tense state of inter-Korean relations (photo: Jeon Han).

A correspondent from the Russian news agency ITAR-TASS asks questions on the tense state of inter-Korean relations (photo: Jeon Han).


The travel group poses for a photo with members of the 6th Marine Brigade (photo: Jeon Han).

The travel group poses for a photo with members of the sixth Marine Brigade (photo: Jeon Han).

The travel group poses for a photo at the memorial site (photo: Jeon Han).

The travel group poses for a photo at the site marked as the northernmost point along the Yellow Sea (photo: Jeon Han).

 

 

 

[Source: Korea.net