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Andrey Kortunov and Ambassador Park Ro-Byug Discuss Ways to Resolve Korean Peninsula Crisis

... On October 25, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov met with Park Ro-Byug, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Russia. The meeting covered the recent events regarding Korean peninsula, possible ways to resolve the current crisis, Russia’s and South Korea’s role in ensuring security and developing cooperation in Northeast Asia. The parties also touched upon the results of Vladimir Putin’s and Jae-in Moon at Eastern Economic Forum held in Vladivostok on September, 6.

25.09.2017

RIAC Develops Cooperation with Scientific and Educational Institutions of South Korea

... consultations with Korea Foundation leadership, with program directors on Russian Studies from Hanyang University and Seoul National University. The meeting covered the following issues: opportunities for development of cooperation programs between Russian and South Korean specialists in international security and Asia-Pacific region development issues, aiming to elaborate joint proposals and recommendations for relevant line ministries and institutions of the two countries. Preliminary concertations on pilot ...

08.09.2017

Andrey Kortunov and Director General of the Policy Planning Bureau at Korean MFA Ma Sang-Yoon Discuss Russian and Korean Approaches to Resolve the Crisis Situation

... Policy Planning Bureau at Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the course of the meeting they discussed Russian and Korean approaches to resolve the crisis situation unfolding around the Korean peninsula, including possible areas for bilateral Russia-South Korea cooperation on security issues and activation of multilateral mechanisms for regional cooperation. The parties also discussed prospects for further cooperation between think tanks and academic institutions of the two countries.

05.09.2017

Andrey Kortunov, Ambassador Pak Ro Beck, and Moon Sung-Ki, Director of the Korea Foundation Office, Discuss Russia-Korea Bilateral Relations

... security issues on the Korean Peninsula, opportunities for signing the Free Trade Zone Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the Eurasian Economic Union. On August 29 Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with (Park Ro-Byug, South Korean Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Russian Federation, and Moon Sung-Ki, Director of the Korea Foundation Moscow Office. The following issues were discussed in the course of the meeting: bilateral relations between Russia ...

29.08.2017

The Korean Nuclear Missile Crisis: It Takes Three to Tango

... States, and China. What are the motives behind the key characters in this drama, which more often than not smacks of farce? North Korea is driven by the basic instinct of survival in the face of actual and imaginary threats on the part of the U.S. and South Korea. The only way for Pyongyang to safeguard itself against its external enemies and preserve sovereignty is to have nuclear weapons. Alexey Arbatov: U.S. Nuclear Warheads' Scary Modernization The U.S., for its part, is trying to prevent the ...

23.08.2017

Delegation of the Republic of Korea headed by the Mayor of Seoul visits RIAC

... Federation. Participants of the round table discussed the ways to further develop Russia-Korea relations including inter-regional cooperation between the two countries and the situation on the Korean Peninsula including North Korea nuclear issue. The South Korean delegation was headed by Mr. Park Won Soon, Mayor of Seoul. H.E. Park Ro-byug, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to the Russian Federation, representatives of Seoul Metropolitan Government and of the Embassy ...

27.06.2017

Moscow Hosts Russia-Republic of Korea high-level expert meeting

... by Song Young-gil, Special Presidential Envoy of Republic of Korea. Korean delegation also included members of National Assembly, representatives of Korean Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Park Ro-byug, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of South Korea to Russia. Russian side was represented by Evgeny Bazhanov, Rector of Diplomatic Academy of Russian Foreign Ministry, Director of Russia Institute of the USA and Canada Studies Valery Garbuzov as well as Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General....

26.05.2017

Andrey Kortunov and the Ambassor of Republic of Korea Discuss Ways to Reduce Tensions on the Korean Peninsula

The parties paid special attention to possible military and political consequence of THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) deployment in South Korea Andrey Kortunov and the Ambassor of Republic of Korea Discuss Ways to Reduce Tensions on the Korean Peninsula On April 19, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov met with Park Ro-byug, the Ambassador of Republic of Korea to Russia. The meeting ...

19.04.2017

RIAC Welcomes Former Foreign Minister and Ambassador of Republic of Korea

On February 22, RIAC welcomed Yoon Young-Kwan, former Minister of foreign affairs and trade of Republic of Korea, and Wi Sung Lac, former Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Russia. Igor Ivanov, RIAC President, and Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, met with the guests from Seoul. The parties discussed the current state and prospects of Russia - Republic of Korea relations, security issues on the Korean peninsula and in the Northeast Asia as a whole.

27.02.2017
 

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