[KS] 20 years of German unification and the valuable lessons for Korea

[Bernhard Seliger]

Dear list member, 

please find below an invitation to a joint seminar of the Korean Institute for 
National Unification and Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea Office, commemorating 20 
years of German unification and exploring the valuable lessons for Korea with 
leading experts from Germany, the US and the region. 


We are looking forward to meet you at the conference! 

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Invitation
 
In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of German unification, Germany has been 
celebrating this year with various festivities amidst a rising national stature. 
The entire German people have joined together now as one nation and are enjoying 
the fruits of their remarkable economic development.
 
Meanwhile, Korea is the only remaining nation still enduring a Cold War 
division, despite unremitting efforts by ourselves and neighboring countries to 
resolve the ongoing North Korean nuclear issue. In the wake of this year’s flood 
disaster and worsening economic hardship, the quality of our North Korean 
brethrens’ living conditions has continuously deteriorated.
 
A careful in-depth analysis of the major achievements of German unification over 
these two decades could have crucial implications for the unification of the 
Korean peninsula.
 
KINU is convening an international conference on the topic of 20 Years after 
German Unification and Preparing for Korean Unification in order to analyze 
these implications and formulate a vision for a unified Korea through a review 
of the perspectives of neighboring countries regarding the unification of the 
Korean peninsula. This conference will hear recommendations and insights from 
experts in related fields. 

 
On behalf of the Korea Institute for National Unification, I am pleased to 
welcome you to this conference. It is my hope that the insight and wisdom you 
bring may help us to yield the fruitful results that are needed at this time.
 
October 2010
Jae Jean Suh
President 
Korea Institute for National Unification
 
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2010 KINU-Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Joint International Conference commemorating 
20 years of German unification

 
 
PROGRAM
 
1. Date: Tuesday, October 5, 09:30-17:50
2. Venue: Emerald Room, Lotte Hotel
3. Main Theme: 20 Years after German Unification and Preparing for Korean  
Unification 

4. Program
  
Registration (09:30-10:00) 
 
Opening Ceremony (10:00-10:30)
Opening Address: Jae Jean Suh (President, KINU)
Congratulatory Address: Hong-Koo Lee (Former Prime Minister & Chairman, Seoul 
Forum for International Affairs ) 

Welcoming Address: Bernhard Johannes Seliger (Resident Representative, Hanns 
Seidel Stiftung)
Keynote Address: Hans-Ulrich Seidt (Ambassador of the Federal Republic of 
Germany to the ROK)
 
Session I (10:30-12:30) 
Evaluation of the 20 Years since German Unification 
 
Chair: Sang Man Lee (Professor, Chung-Ang University)    
 
Presentation I:
The Process of German Unification
Jörg Bentmann (Head of Division, New Federal States, Federal Ministry of the 
Interior)
 
Presentation II:
The Legal Basis of German Unification and Its Significance
Siegfried Broß (Judge, The Federal Constitutional Court)
 
Discussion: 
Yong-Kil Chung (Honorary Professor, Dongguk University) 
In-Kon Yeo (Director, Information Center for Unification Studies, KINU)
Hak-Sung Kim (Professor, Chungnam National  University)
 
Lunch (12:30-14:00)
 
Session II (14:00-15:40)
The Vision for Unification on the Korean Peninsula
 
Chair: Sung-Wook  Nam (Director, Institute for National Security Strategy)
 
Presentation I: 
Benefits of German Unification: A Review after 20 Years 
Ralph Michael Wrobel (Professor, Westsaxon University of Applied Sciences)
 
Presentation II:
The Vision for Unification in Korea
Jinwook Choi (Director, Center for Inter-Korean Cooperation Studies, KINU)
 
Discussion: 
Dae Seok Choi (Professor, Ewha Womans  University)
Young-Jong Lee (Political Writer, JoongAng Ilbo)
Seong Ho Jhe (Professor, Chung-Ang University)
 
Coffee Break (15:40-16:10)
 
Session III (16:10-17:50)
Perspectives of the Neighboring Countries Regarding Unification of the Korean 
Peninsula
 
Chair: Yong Ho Kim (Professor, Inha University)
 
Presentation I:
Unification of the Korean Peninsula from a U.S. Perspective
Scott Snyder (Senior Associate, The Asia Foundation) 
 
Presentation II:
Unification of the Korean Peninsula from a Chinese Perspective
Zhu Feng (Professor, Peking University)
 
Discussion: 
Sang Hyun Lee (Director, Security Studies Program, The Sejong Institute)
Heungkyu Kim (Professor, Sungshin Women’s University)
Kook-Shin Kim(Director, Center for North Korean Human Rights Studies, KINU)
 
If you want to attend, please send an e-mail to: info at hss.or.kr

 

 
Dr. Bernhard Seliger
Hanns Seidel Stiftung - Seoul Office
Room 501, Soo Young Bldg., 64-1, Hannam 1 Dong, Yongsan-gu
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Tel.+ 82 2 790 5344
Fax. + 82 2 790 5346


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