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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Nordpolitik</I> of the new government and the perspectives of educational programmes for unification are the focus of a conference of the Institute for Peace Affairs (IPA) and Hanns Seidel Foundation <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Korea</st1:country-region></st1:place> in April 2008. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Date: April 29, 2008, 16.00 – 19.00<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Opening Speech: Hyun Kyung-Dae (President IPA)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Greeting: Dr. Bernhard Seliger (HSS)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Keynote Speech: Song Yong-Dae (former Vice Minister in the Ministry of Unification)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Moderator: <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Chon Jeong-Hwan (Adjunct Professor, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Korean</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Defense</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="Times New Roman">2. First Session „The <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Nordpolitik</I> of the Lee Myung-Bak administration and perspectives for inter-Korean relations“<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Presenter: <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Seo Chae-Jin (KINU)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Discussion: <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Chae Seong-Ho (Prof., Chungang-University)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>Ko Yoo-Hwang (Prof., Dongkuk-University)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="Times New Roman">3. Second Session “State and development of unification education”<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Presenter: <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Han Man-Kil (KEDI)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Discussion:<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Chong Dong-Seob (KFTA)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="Times New Roman">All interested persons are invited! Conference language is Korean without translation. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P>Dr. Bernhard Seliger</P>
<P>Hanns Seidel Stiftung - Seoul Office</P>
<P>Room 501, Soo Young Bldg., 64-1, Hannam 1 Dong, Yongsan-gu</P>
<P>Seoul, Republic of Korea</P>
<P>Tel.+ 82 2 790 5344</P>
<P>Fax. + 82 2 790 5346</P>
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