The Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS) of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA) and Japan’s Research Institute for Peace and Security (RIPS) will co-host the Dialogue for ROK-Japan Strategic Cooperation in Tokyo, Japan, on September 5.

In the meeting, experts from the two countries will hold an extensive discussion on North Korea issues, the US-China relations, the situation in Northeast Asia and the ROK-Japan relations, and thereby draw a shared understanding on the regional situation and contribute to enhancing mutual understanding between the two.

The Dialogue is a closed-door meeting held in the two countries on an annual and rotational basis.

The ROK delegation to the forthcoming Dialogue will include Park Jae-hyun, Director-General of Asian and Pacific Studies of IFANS, and Yoo Ho-yeol, Chairperson of the Korean Political Science Association. The Japanese side will comprise RIPS Director Masashi Nishihara and professors Fumiaki Kubo and Hajime Izumi of Tokyo University and Shizuoka University, respectively.

               Spokesperson and Deputy Minister for Public Relations of MOFA

* unofficial translation