Susan Shirk in Unofficial U.S., N. Korea talks
Informal talks regarding security held at UC San Diego
10/29/2009
U.S. and North Korean representatives participated in an informal discussion on Tuesday held at UC San Diego's Great Hall. The talks were unofficial as part of a two-day conference. Officials from several other northeast Asian countries, including China, South Korea, Japan, and Russia, were present. The talks highlighted regional security.
Susan Shirk, founder of the Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue (NEACD), said the meeting was meant to be "frank but friendly." Shirk is an IR/PS professor and director of the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC). Said Shirk, "Officials are here not representing their governments, but just speaking in a private capacity, speaking their views."
Susan Shirk addresses reporters at Tuesday's press conference.
Related Links
On the NEACD and the press confrerence:
Amy Taxin, Associated Press posted on Google News, Oct. 27
Alan Ohnsman and Janine Zacharia, Bloomberg, Oct. 27
Susan Shirk:
About Susan Shirk
"Discussing the Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue Conference" on KPBS Radio's These Days, Oct. 29
(18:49 audio and transcript)
"Trading with Kim," Susan Shirk and John Delury, Foreign Policy, Oct. 29
