On July 1st, 2013, a round table discussion on the Korean Peninsula security problems and inter-Korean relations was held at Lotte Hotel, Moscow, with participation of RIAC leaders and experts, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea.
On July 1st, 2013, a round table discussion on the Korean Peninsula security problems and inter-Korean relations was held at Lotte Hotel, Moscow, with participation of RIAC leaders and experts, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea.
The Russian side included RIAC President Igor Ivanov, RIAC General Director Andrei Kortunov, Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Alexander Panov, a RIAC member, Gleb Ivashentsov and Valery Sukhinin, as well as Director of Korean Studies of RAS Economics Institute Georgy Toloraya, Head of Korea and Mongolia Department of RAS Institute for Oriental Studies Alexander Vorontsov and Leading Researcher of Institute of World Economy and International Relations Evgeny Kanaev.
The Korean delegation was headed by Director General for Korean Peninsula Peace Regime at the ROK MFA Noh Kyu-duk and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Russia Wi Son Lak.
Korean diplomats presented the new Seoul policy toward North Korea based on two pillars. Number one is peacekeeping implying adequate response to Pyongyang's actions, containment of its military capabilities and forcing the regime to cooperate by sanctions. The second pillar is peacebuilding, which means openness to negotiations and demonstrating possibilities for a negotiated solution to the Korean problem.
In addition to the Six-Party Talks, South Korea’s MFA has also launched the Northeast Asian Security Cooperation Initiative to revive the existing dialogue mechanisms in Asia Pacific. Highly esteemed by the Korean side, the Russian participants were invited to support the scheme. The Koreans expressed confidence that RIAC's expertise will contribute to finding adequate solutions for establishing peace on the Korean peninsula.
RIAC is ready to continue consultations within the public diplomacy efforts.
