The group explored the geo-political and historical implications of a divided Korea. It also celebrated the 25th year of the Tozanso Process which was initiated by the WCC's Commission of the Churches on International affairs in 1984 as a way to bring Christian leaders from North and South Korea together to encourage the goal of reunification.
The Tozanso Process helped to open the relationship between Christians in North Korea and Christians in South Korea while also involving WCC member churches from around the world.
Most importantly, the Tozanso Process made it possible for Christian leaders from North and South Korea to meet repeatedly over the past 25 years in Switzerland, Macao, Russia, Japan, Germany and at the assemblies of the WCC in Australia (1991), Zimbabwe (1998) and Brazil (2006).
In addition to calling for an inter-Korean confederation, church leaders at the 2009 Tsuen Wan consultation encouraged the international community to allow North and South Korea to enter into direct negotiations to ease tensions between the two countries.
They also called for all sanctions against North Korea imposed by the United Nations Security Council to be lifted, for immediate bilateral talks between the United States and North Korea, and for North and South Korea to implement fully the 15 June 2000 North-South Joint Declaration and the 4 October 2007 Declaration, both of which spelled out a number of goals and steps toward reunification.
During the past decade, however, there have been some setbacks in achieving these goals, as hostility between North Korea and the US has led to the increased militarization of the region. A change in the South Korean government in February 2008 brought revisions to that nation's outlook and policies toward North Korea. There has been a suspension of tourism into North Korea along with a downturn in economic cooperation.
The communiqué urges the US to end its "hostile policies" toward North Korea and advocates for the "cessation of all multinational military exercises in and around the Korean peninsula".
The group closed the communiqué with the "fervent hope and prayer" that the Korean people will be reunited soon. "We long for the day when the people of the Korean peninsula, together with the world, can join together in thanksgiving and joy to celebrate that they are again one people and one nation."
The communiqué will be distributed through WCC and CCA member churches, as well as the broader ecumenical community, and will be shared with government officials in North and South Korea, the US, Russia, China and Japan.

