<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70728"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70729">Dear list
members, <o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70730"></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70731"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70732"> </span></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70733"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70734">those of
you living in the Seoul area might be interested in the following event: <o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70735"></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70736"><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70737"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70738"><o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70739"> </o:p></span></b></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70740"><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70741"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70742">The 12th Tongil Hankuk
Forum<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70743"></o:p></span></b></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70744"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70745"> </span></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70746"><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70747"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70748">"A
Vicious Circle of Provocation and Sanctions - Plans for New Economic Map of the
Korean Peninsula?"</span></b><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70749"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70750"><o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70751"></o:p></span></b></div><div style="line-height:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70752"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70753"><o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70754"> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70755"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70756">l </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70757">Date:
August 16, 2017, Wednesday, 14:00~17:00<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70758"></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70759"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70760">l </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70761">Location:
GCS International Korea Chapter (Yulgokno, Seoul)<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70762"></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70763"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70764"><o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70765"> </o:p></span></div><div style="line-height:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70766"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70767">The Moon Jae-in Administration has announced that it
will form 100 major government projects though a 5-year governmental plan. It
has also confirmed to work on a plan called the “Plans for New Economic Map of
Korean Peninsula” and “<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70768">Northeast Asian
Community of Plus Responsibility</i>” (</span><span lang="KO" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70769">동북아플러스책임공동체</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70770">). <o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70771"></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70772"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70773">This is a vision of the Korean Peninsula policy to
break the vicious cycle of North Korea’s provocations and to induce desirable
change in North Korean society for constructing peace community in the area. <o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70774"></o:p></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70775"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70776"> </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70777"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70778">The Tongil
Hankuk forum is planning to specifically analyze governmental strategies and
visions of major projects in unification and foreign affairs area. The forum
will discuss the government’s plans to implement the plan for the Korean
Peninsula, and discuss strategies for realizing this vision in a swift manner. <o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70779"></o:p></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70780"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70781"> </span></div><div style="line-height:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70782"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70783">At this forum, we would like to discuss practical
strategies for implementing plans for the new economic map of the Korea
Peninsula in a politically tense situation. Lastly, we hope with the help of
the experts and the wise opinions of the participants that we will be able to
find alternative solutions to solve this current political crisis.<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70784"></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70785"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70786"><o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70787"> </o:p></span></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70788"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70789">1. Registration (13:30-14:00)<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70790"></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70791"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70791"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70792">2. Opening Session (14:00-14:30)</span></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70791"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 35.4pt;">-Opening Address </span><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70796" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 35.4pt;">Son,
Jae-Shik</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 35.4pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70879"> (Chairman of Tongil Hankuk Forum)</span></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70798"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70798"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70799">3. Main Session (14:30-16:50)
"Recent economic situation of DRPK and economic cooperation plans by the
new administration" <o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70800"></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70801"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Cambria Math"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70802">∥</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70803">
Moderator <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70804">Cho, Kun-Shik</b> (former CEO of Hyundai Asan Corp.)<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70805"></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70806"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></u></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70806"><u id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70807"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70808">1<sup id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70809">st</sup> Presentation</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70810">:
"DPRK economy seen through a window of market and trade" <o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70811"></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70812"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Cambria Math"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70813">∥</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70814">
First Presenter <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70815">Park, Jong-Chol</b> (Head of Research Institute of Peace
Unification, Gyeongsang National Univ.) <o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70816"></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70817"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></u></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70817"><u id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70818"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70819">2<sup id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70820">nd</sup>
Presentation:</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70821"> "Promotion strategies for new economic
map of Korean Peninsula?"<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70822"></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70823"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Cambria Math"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70824">∥</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70825">
Second Presenter <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70826">Lim, Eul-Chul </b>(Institute for Far Eastern Studies,
Kyungnam Univ.)<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70827"></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70828"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></u></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70828"><u id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70829"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70830">Roundtable discussion</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70831">:
"Breakthrough for economic cooperation under the situation of provocations
and sanctions?" <o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70832"></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70833"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Cambria Math"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70834">∥</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70835"> <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70836">Kim
Young-Hee</b> (Head of North Korean Economy, Korea Development Bank), <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70837">Dong,
Yong-Seung</b> (Head of Good Farmers), <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70838">An, Byung-Min</b> (Senior researcher
of Korea Transport Institute)<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70839"></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70840"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70840"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70841">4. Closing Session (16:50-17:00)<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70842"></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height:115%" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70843"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70844"> - Closing Address: <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70845">Bernhard Seliger</b> (Resident Representative of Hanns
Seidel Foundation)<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70846"></o:p></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70847"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70848"> </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70849"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70850">Important
note: the event will be hold in Korean without translation<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70851"></o:p></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70852"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70853"> </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70854"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70855">For more
information contact the Institute for Peace Affairs: <o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70856"></o:p></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70857"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#3B3B3B" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70858">Tel: 02-358-0612~5</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70859"><o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70860"></o:p></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70411">
</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70861"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#3B3B3B" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70862">Email: ipa21@chol.com</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70863"><o:p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70864"></o:p></span></div><div></div><div> </div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70414"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70413">Dr. Bernhard Seliger</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70444">Hanns Seidel Stiftung - Seoul Office</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70416">Room 501, Soo Young Bldg., 64-1, Hannam 1 Dong, Yongsan-gu</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70902">Seoul, Republic of Korea</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70904">Tel.+ 82 2 790 5344</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502254557009_70418">Fax. + 82 2 790 5346</div></div></div></body></html>