Mount Kumkang, one of the most famous scenic areas of the Korean peninsula, in recent years has become a symbol of the on - off cooperation between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea.
We would like to consider what confidence building measures could initiate a transition to peace at a time of sanctions and the suspicion that any resources gained by the DPRK will be used to support the DPRK military, nuclear weapons and their delivery systems?
'Who can guide the process' is pertinent given that the shifts of democratic mandate may lead to a President of the United States or a President of South Korea, for example, who may withdraw from any prior agreements made by a previous administration. Who can guide any peace initiative into a longstanding agreement in which all parties can have assurance?
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Speakers
Moderator: Humphrey Hawksley is an author, commentator and broadcaster. He was a long standing BBC Foreign Correspondent.
Mike Chinoy was CNN's Senior Asia Correspondent and served as a foreign correspondent for more than thirty years.
Jenny Town is a Senior Fellow at the Stimson Center and the Director of Stimson’s 38 North Program with expertise in North Korea, US-DPRK relations, US-ROK alliance and Northeast Asia regional security.
Keith Bennett is a consultant specialising in Korean and Chinese affairs with a long term, close relationship with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Aidan Foster-Carter is Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Sociology and Modern Korea at Leeds University in England.
Dr Katsumi Otsuka Universal Peace Federation Europe and the Middle East, Chairman.