2012 Nuclear Security Summit: Joint Statement by the Eminent Persons Group
Duyeon Kim | Nov 29, 2011 |
Korean President Lee Myung-bak & Eminent Persons Group luncheon 2011.11.29 (Yonhap)
An international group of dignitaries called the Eminent Persons Group met with Korean President Lee Myung-bak Tuesday, November 29 in Seoul and adopted a joint statement (full text below) on how to make the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit a success. The Presidential Office says the group expressed their strong support for the summit and recommended six ways to make it a success:
1. Achieve progress in the 2010 Washington Summit commitments;
2. Devise a workable vision and implementation measures for nuclear security via the Seoul Communiqué;
3. Secure detailed country commitments from summit participants;
4. Restore confidence in nuclear power wrought by Fukushima and actively seek ways to deal with radiological terrorism;
5. Strengthen international and regional cooperation to deal with illegal smuggling of nuclear materials;
6. Maintain momentum by ensuring a 3rd summit.
The Eminent Persons Group is comprised of:
Kang Chang Sun (ROK), Oh Myeong (ROK), Han Sung-joo (ROK), Graham Allison (US), Hans Blix (Sweden), Gareth Evans (Australia), Goh Chok Tong (Singapore), Igor Ivanov (Russia), A.P.J Abdul Kalam (India), Henry Kissinger (US), Shinichi Kitaoka (Japan), Li Zhaoxing (China), Sam Nunn (US), William Perry (US), Hubert Vedrine (France)
Below is the full text of the Joint Statement adopted by the Eminent Persons Group:
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North Korea Update
Duyeon Kim | Oct 06, 2011 | 0 For all you Korea watchers -- Keep an eye out for the news this week and next. South Korea's newly appointed chief nuclear envoy Lim Sung-nam touched down in Washington today for talks with senior U.S. officials. He's expected to discuss the results of the 2nd round of inter-Korean talks last month in Beijing, exchange views on an envisioned 2nd round of U.S.-North Korea talks, and help prepare for South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's visit to Washington next week during which he will sit down with President Barack Obama. The Korea-US Free Trade Agreement ("KORUS FTA") and the North Korean nuclear issue are expected to top the summit agenda next week.
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