The 13th Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity will be held at the International Convention

Center, Jeju on June 26-28, 2018.

The Secretariat of Jeju Forum began a discussion on the main theme of the upcoming forum

by ushering the first meeting of the Agenda Council of the Jeju Forum on Nov. 7.

The council will open the second meeting early next year to deliberate on the planning of the

forum sessions and agendas. It will also review the results of the 13th forum in its third

meeting in July of next year.

Prior to the first meeting, the Secretariat had reorganized the council to advance a new

agenda concerning international relations by appointing leading scholars on international

relations to the council. The Forum will choose a main theme that would address a wide

range of issues, including economic and environmental agendas as well as the one to

globalize Jeju Island, while maintaining the basic tenet of the peace forum. It is aimed at

elevating its status as an international forum by suggesting new agenda for the East Asian

region, in particular.

The Agenda Council, chaired by Suh Chung-ha, president of the Jeju Peace Institute, is

comprised of 14 members, including Kim Sung-han, dean of the Graduate School of

International Studies at Korea University and former vice-minister of the Foreign Ministry;

Bak Sang-mee, dean of the Graduate School of International and Area Studies at Hankuk

University of Foreign Studies; Park Cheol-hee, dean of GSIS, Seoul National University (SNU);

Shin Bum-cheol, professor of Korea National Diplomatic Academy; Lee Geun, professor of

International Politics, GSIS, SNU; Lee Sun-hwa, a member of the Jeju Special Self-governing

Provincial Council; Chung Jae Ho, professor of Political Science at SNU; the officials from the

Jeju Special Self-governing Province, the organizer of the Jeju Forum; the International Peace

Foundation; the East Asia Foundation; JoongAng Ilbo; and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.