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The 4th ROK-ASEAN Think Tank Strategic Dialogue Upload Date 2022-11-08 Hits 938
On November 8, 2022, Center for ASEAN-Indian Studies held the 4th ROK-ASEAN Think Tank Strategic Dialogue on the theme of “ROK, ASEAN and the Indo-Pacific: Uncertainties, Commitments and Future Undertakings.”
 

This year's dialogue brought together eminent scholars and experts from Korea and ASEAN to share views on various topics. Participants shared their perspectives on the unfolding regional dynamics in the Indo-Pacific and their implications for regional countries; the role of Korea’s Indo-Pacific strategy in moving Korea-ASEAN relations forward; and ways to advance and upgrade the ASEAN-ROK partnership in the coming years.
 
 

In his opening remarks, KNDA Chancellor HONG Hyun-Ik stressed that Korea and ASEAN have strong incentives to create new strategic partnerships and alignments in the face of multiple challenges erupting on all fronts, such as the intensifying U.S.-China tech rivalry and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
 

H.E. LIM Sungnam, former First Vice Foreign Minister of the ROK and former ROK Ambassador to ASEAN, delivered a keynote address in the opening session. In his inspiring speech, Ambassador Lim highlighted imagination and perseverance as the key to creating a solid ROK-ASEAN strategic partnership that will steer us through the emerging geopolitical challenges of our time. Deputy Director-General KIM Dong-bae for ASEAN and Southeast Asian Affairs Bureau at MOFA also gave a special presentation on “ROK’s Policy toward Southeast Asia under President Yoon Suk Yeol” to share his ideas and enrich the conversation between Korean and ASEAN experts.

o From the Korean side, the list of participants included:
- KNDA: Dr. HONG Hyunik (Chancellor of KNDA); Ambassador LEE Choong-myon, President of IFANS; Dr. CHOE Wongi (Professor and Head of Center for ASEAN-Indian Studies); Ambassador HAN Dong-man, Advisor to Center for ASEAN-Indian Studies; Dr. CHO Wondeuk (Research Professor); Mr. LEE Sanghoon (Researcher) and Ms. LEE Hayoung (Researcher).  
- MOFA: Deputy Director-General KIM Dong-bae for ASEAN and Southeast Asian Affairs Bureau
- Outside Experts: Former First Vice Foreign Minister of the ROK and former ROK Ambassador to ASEAN LIM Sungnam; Dr. KIM Ki Joo, Senior Research Fellow at the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses; Professor PARK Jae Jeok at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.

o From the ASEAN side, eminent scholars and experts from the following institutes participated: Institute of Foreign Affairs, IFA, Laos; Institute for Strategic and International Studies, ISIS, Malaysia; Institute of Strategic and International Studies, ISIS, Myanmar; Brunei Darussalam Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, BDIPSS; Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, DAV; Centre for Strategic and International Studies, CSIS Indonesia; Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, CICP; Institute of Security and International Studies, ISIS Thailand; and Asia Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation Inc., APPFI.
 
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