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2014 동북아 평화협력 포럼 외교장관 기조연설(영문)

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Ambassador Brahimi‚
Ambassador Vershbow‚
Ambassador Reiterer‚
Assistant Minister Qian‚
Chancellor Yoon‚
Members of the diplomatic corps‚
Distinguished participants‚
Ladies and gentlemen‚
Next year means much to many nations and regions represented here today. The U.S. and the countries of Europe commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two; Russia will celebrate the 70th year of victory against fascism‚ as China does hers. For Korea and Japan‚ it will be fifty years of diplomatic ties. And the nations of southeast Asia will launch the historic ASEAN Community.
During all these decades‚ the world has gone through profound transformations. Europe rose from the ashes of war to a united Europe in the form of the EU. The OSCE and a reunified Germany have endowed the continent with peace and stability‚ and economic integration gave it affluence and prosperity.
China’s policy of openness and reform has paid off spectacularly. In mere decades‚ it has become the second largest economy in the world. Both Japan and Korea achieved economic miracle and maturing democracy. And Asia has become an engine of the global economic growth.
Where are we now then? With more than two decades after the end of the Cold War‚ a spate of inter-regional and intra-regional efforts are well underway‚ from the APEC to the Transpacific Partnership (TPP)‚ the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). ASEM is drawing up plans to tighten the collaboration between Asia and Europe in the lead up to its 20th anniversary of its birth in 2016.
So‚ on the fa?ade‚ the world is pulling intense efforts for closer integration and enhanced connectivity‚ both between and within the regions. Korea is no exception. Next month‚ Korea will take part in a string of summits ? APEC‚ ASEAN related meetings and the G20. later this year‚ Korea and ASEAN will hold a special commemorative Summit to mark 25 years of dialogue relations. It has been working with regional groups such as the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CEALAC)‚ the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)‚ the Visegrad group and the Nordic countries.
Having said that‚ some of you may have noticed there is a missing link in these attempts to connect the dots throughout the world. That blank part is Northeast Asia.
In terms of economic interdependence‚ for one thing‚ Northeast Asia accounts for a quarter of global output and more than 20% of world trade. The Korea-China-Japan FTA talks are moving at a slow but steady pace. But the potential remains untapped. Unlike other regions‚ the economic interdependence of Northeast Asia has not been translated into wider cooperation among the countries.
By now‚ the reasons are well known to you : In addition to North Korea’s ongoing nuclear weapons programs and its continued provocations‚ we are witnessing a surge of old and new problems compounding the tensions. The underlying historical and territorial issues between regional countries have come to the fore. Challenges such as maritime security‚ space and cyber security have also emerged. All these are holding back much broader collaboration.
More importantly‚ these tensions are not easing off. On the contrary‚ they tend to be on the rise. I call this the “Asia Paradox”. It means political and security cooperation remains minimal and lags behind the deepening economic interdependence; and there is a mismatch between high and low politics.
If this paradox happened to be a transient phenomenon‚ there would be no need for concern. But many recent events in this part of the world remind us the paradox will be deepening‚ if these challenges are left unaddressed. Though many of us are well aware of this‚ there is an

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