The Unification Ministry on Monday launched an online archive on German unification to raise public awareness of unification issues and help prepare for inter-Korean reunification.
  

The archive (http://germanunification.unikorea.go.kr) is a collection of 2,152 documents, reports and other material on the German unification, including 926 items transferred from the German government, according to the ministry.
  

"We hope the German unification archive will promote public interest and participation in unification and help relevant organizations and experts carry out preparations and research on unification," a ministry official said.
 
 
About half of the documents have yet to be disclosed following authorization from their authors.
  

"Starting next year, we will request permission to use the private research material and expand the range of original text available and increase user convenience," the official said.
  

The archive's launch comes as this year marks 70 years since Korea's independence from Japanese colonial rule and 25 years since German unification. (Yonhap)