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[Korea Global Forum 2014] “Trust, Peace, and Prosperity: Path to Korean Unification”

Events | 2014-09-25

Editor's Note

On September 25 and 26, the Korea Global Forum 2014 (KGF2014) was launched under the title of “Trust, Peace, and Prosperity: Path to Korean Unification” at Hotel Shilla Seoul. The Korea Global Forum is an annual international forum hosted by the Ministry of Unification to promote 1.5 Track collaborations and rise international awareness on issues surrounding Korean unification.

During the two-day event, the possible implications of Korean Unification and a new regional architecture which would lay the foundation for peace and prosperity through trust-building were widely explored. On the first day, which began with the Minister of Unification, Dr. Ryoo Kihl-jae’s keynote speech, international scholars and experts representing key partners of South Korea—United State, China, Japan, Russia, Australia, Singapore, United Kingdom, Germany, and France—discussed the challenges and opportunities the South Korean government faces in implementing its Trustpolitik. On the second day of the Forum, Dr. Kurt Campbell, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, gave a public lecture on “Changing Global Attitudes toward Korean Unification.”

Hosted by the Ministry of Unification

Organized by East Asia Institute

Program

[Day 1: International Expert Conference]


10:30-11:00	Registration
11:00-11:10	Welcoming Remarks LEE Sook-Jong, President, EAI (Republic of Korea)
11:10-11:50	Keynote Speech and Q&A Speech RYOO Kihl-jae, Minister of Unification (Republic of Korea) Moderator LEE Sook-Jong, President, EAI (Republic of Korea)
12:00-13:20	Lunch
13:20-15:00	Session I “East Asia’s Changing Regional Order and Korean Unification” Moderator HA Young-Sun, Chairman, EAI (Republic of Korea) Presenters FUJIWARA Kiichi, Professor, University of Tokyo (Japan) Frank JANNUZI, President and CEO, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation (United States) Vasily MIKHEEV, Deputy Director, Institute of World Economy and International Relations (Russia) Li Nan, Research Fellow, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (China) Discussants CHUN Chaesung, Chair, Asia Security Initiative Research Center, EAI; Professor, Seoul National University (Republic of Korea) James COTTON, Professor, University of New South Wales (Australia) Barry DESKER, Dean of S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
15:00-15:20	Break
15:20-17:00	Session II “Trust-Building Process on the Korean Peninsula: Current Outcomes and Future Tasks” Moderator CHANG Dal-Joong, Emeritus Professor, Seoul National University (Republic of Korea) Presenters Hans-Ulrich SEIDT, Inspector General, German Foreign Office; Former German Ambassador to Republic of Korea (Germany) YOO Ho-Yeol, Professor, Korea University (Republic of Korea) Discussants John EVERARD, Former British Ambassador to North Korea (United Kingdom) KIM Kiwoong, Assistant Minister for Unification Policy, Ministry of Unification (Republic of Korea) Fançoise NICOLAS, Director, French Institute of International Relations (France) Georgy TOLORAYA, Head of Regional Projects Department, Russkiy Mir Foundation (Russia)
[Day 2: Distinguished Public Lecture and Q&A]
10:30-12:00	Distinguished Public Lecture and Q&A Lecture Kurt CAMPBELL, Chairman and CEO, The Asia Group; Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs (United States) Moderator LEE Sook-Jong, President, EAI (Republic of Korea)