Jeju Province’s governor-elect has proposed expanding cooperation with North Korea through a multinational table tennis tournament hosted on the southern South Korean island.

Wi Seong-gon, who is set to take office next month, told NK News he plans to orchestrate a table tennis tournament between South Korea, North Korea, China and Japan “to establish Jeju as a center for sports exchange in Northeast Asia.”

“I will consider a gradual and practical resumption of exchanges, in cooperation with private organizations, focusing on Jeju’s strengths in primary industries as well as peace, cultural and academic exchanges,” Wi added. 

The two Koreas previously