TC Activities TCS Secretary-General Amb. OU Boqian Delivered Special Lecture at the 9th Trilateral Youth Diplomatic Camp
2022-11-18
On November 18, Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS) Secretary-General Amb. OU Boqian delivered a special lecture at the opening ceremony of the ‘9th Trilateral Youth Diplomatic Camp’ at the ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ‘Trilateral Youth Diplomatic Camp’ has been hosted by the ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs annually since 2012. This year, 45 students consisting of Chinese, Japanese and Koreans who study in ROK participated the camp to promote their youth network and enhance understanding on Trilateral Cooperation. Deputy Director-General SEO Min-jung, Asian and Pacific Affairs Bureau of the ROK MOFA, also attended the ceremony and delivered the welcoming remarks.
During the lecture, Secretary-General OU introduced the history of Trilateral Cooperation and TCS’ efforts to institutionalize cooperation by fulfilling its missions to support existing mechanisms and explore new projects. She particularly highlighted that in the face of unprecedented challenges not only the pandemic but descending mutual perceptions, it is important to promote holistic understanding of each other, especially among younger generations of the three countries, based on balanced views towards other countries. To this end, she encouraged the students to explore various youth projects TCS will be hosting in the coming months with the launch of Trilateral Youth Month and Trilateral Youth Exchange Network in February 2023.
Before the lecture, Secretary-General OU had a meeting with Deputy Director-General SEO to exchange ideas for future cooperation between TCS and ROK MOFA. She also exchanged greetings with ROK Foreign Minister H.E. PARK Jin.
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