Events

Roundtable with Hon. Thomas Schäfer, the German Ambassador to Pyongyang

  • 2014-07-09

Hon. Thomas Schäfer, the German Ambassador to Pyongyang, visited East Asia Institute on Wednesday July 9, 2014, to share his experience and insights as a diplomat in North Korea. With experts from EAI’s Center for North Korea Studies (Chair: Hyung-Min Joo, Korea University), Ambassador Schäfer discussed reforms the new leadership has introduced and the current state of North Korean economy. 

Topic
“North Korean Economy”

Participants
Hon. Thomas Schäfer, German Embassy Pyongyang

Wooseon Choi, Korea National Diplomatic Academy
Young Jun Choi, Korea University
Markus Hatzelmann, German Embassy Seoul
Hyung-Min Joo, EAI Center for North Korea Studies, Korea University

Roundtable with Hon. Thomas Schäfer, the German Ambassador to Pyongyang