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Statements Archive |
LAST UPDATE
March 13, 2006
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| March 6, 2006 |
GPPAC Northeast Asia Statement: Overcoming Divisions and Building Peace
Through Civil Society Initiatives |
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| Historic meeting of GPPAC Northeast Asian community in North Korea |
The GPPAC Northeast Asian network of conflict prevention actors met for
an historically symbolic consultation meeting in Mount Kumgang, in the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Close to 40 NGO
representatives from regional cities including Vladistok and Beijing,
Tokyo and Seoul gathered from March 1 - 6, 2006 on the Korean Peninsula. |
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Focusing on key regional issues such as the nuclear issue-based
Six-Party Talks; the need for improved historical recognition; and
revision of Japan's "peace" constitution, the group produced
i) a joint
statement [PDF] on how civil society can work to overcome
divisions and build peace, as well as
ii) a comprehensive 5 year work
plan [PDF] in which a variety of innovative and concrete
proposals are put forward to promote regional peace and security, based
on the 2005 Northeast Asia Regional Action Agenda
The results of the consultation meeting were presented to the media at a
press conference in Seoul on March 6, 2005 and the two key documents also
formed the basis for discussion at a Roundtable Meeting between
representatives from NGOs, the UN, Foundations and regional governments,
held at UNESCO House in Seoul.
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