From August 18 to 19, the Sejong Institute held the 2017 Gyeongju Forum on the topic of “Moon Jae-in Administration’s Diplomacy of Multilateral Cooperation in Northeast Asia: Issues and Tasks.” The first day comprised of two sessions, “Public-Private Network Establishment in Northeast Asia Cooperation Initiative: Achievements and Future Tasks” and “Responsible Northeast Asia Plus Community Initiative: Introduction and Directions,” and presenters included Choi Eunmi (the Sejong Institute), Chu Jang Min (Korea Environment Institute), Lee Chang Joo (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety), Kwon Hun Yeong (Korea University), Kim Joonhyung (Handong Global University), and Park Ihn-hwi (Ewha Woman’s University). The second day, which was a closed event, was an occasion of introducing the plan to hold 2017 Northeast Asia Multilateral Cooperation Forum and suggesting measures to implement the forum’s outcomes by Kang Won-jun from the Foreign Ministry and Lee Sang Hyun of the Sejong Institute.

As for the event, government officials and journalists also took part in the in-depth discussion on the Moon administration’s diplomacy of multilateral cooperation in Northeast Asia.