On October 29th 2008, the 19th Sejong National Strategy Forum was held on the topic
of "Korea's Diplomacy Toward Developing Countries: Evaluations and Proposals," at the Grand Auditorium of the Sejong Institute.
Day 1 (Oct. 29)
Meeting 1 Topic: <Northern Neighbors>
Session 1: "Southeast Asia"
Session 2: "West Asia"
Moderator: Dae Sung Song
Presenters: Myeon Woo Lee (Senior Research Fellow)
Chan Wan Kim (Professor, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
Discussants: Jin Pyo Yoon (Professor, Sungshin Womens University)
Duk-ahm Gong (Professor, Changwon University) and 4 others.
Meeting 2 Topic: <Old Socialism Rights>
Session 1: "Central Asia"
Session 2: "Eastern Europe"
Moderator: Hanku Chung (Senior Research Fellow)
Presenters: Dr. Jae Nam Ko (IFANS)
Eunsook Chung (Senior Research Fellow)
Discussants: Sang Nam Park (Professor, Hanshin University)
Kyung Hoon Lim (Seoul National University)
Meeting 3 Topic: <Past the Pacific>
Session: "Central South America"
Moderator: Chang Soo Jin (Vice President)
Presenter: Won Ho Kim (Professor Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
Discussant: Jin Young Chung (Professor, Kyunghee University)
Day 2 (Oct.30)
Meeting 4 Topic: <Resources and Development Cooperation>
Session 1: "Africa"
Session 2: "Middle East"
Moderator: Jong-Chun Baek (Senior Research Fellow)
Presenters: Kyu Deuk Hwang (Professor, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
Dal Seung Yoo (Professor, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
Discussants: Kyu Deuk Hwang (Professor, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
Joong Kwan Kim (Professor, Dongguk University)
This forum introduces Korea's foreign policies towards 7 each topic areas, and
furthermore, became a motive that points out current issues in policies. With experts
from both in and outside of the country participating as active discussants, the forum
has gained an approval as a forum of more depth and dynamics.
