EVENT TCS will hold International Forum for the Trilateral Cooperation 2015 (IFTC) in Tokyo - 2015.04.03
2015.05.06
The
Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS) will host the International
Forum for the Trilateral Cooperation (IFTC) 2015, under the theme of
“Challenges and Opportunities – Ushering into a New Era” on April 3rd in
Tokyo. Beyond political uncertainties in the region, the TCS expects
the IFTC to be the momentum for deeper cooperation in Northeast Asia
sharing insightful and constructive experiences and proposals on the
trilateral cooperation.
The
Forum will be composed of 4 sessions: 1) Keynote Speeches, 2) “Towards a
Peaceful and Cooperative Northeast Asia: Exploring Practicable
Trilateral Dialogue Mechanism for Common Security”, 3) “Cooperate to
Learn, Learn to Cooperate: The Trilateral Educational Exchanges and
Sense of Community”, 4) “New Opportunities for Trilateral Industrial
‘Coopetition’: Collective Voice of Business Leaders toward CJK FTA and
Beyond”. The Forum examines a variety of current affairs including
dialogue mechanism in Northeast Asia, regional educational exchanges,
CJK FTA, and etc. Dignitaries from the three countries including former
Japanese Prime Minister Mr. Fukuda Yasuo, former Chinese Foreign
Minister Mr. Li Zhaoxing, and former Korean Prime Minister Mr. Han
Seung-soo will deliver keynote speeches and express their expectation
for the trilateral cooperation.
Following
the Forum, the TCS will also host the Trilateral Business Networking
Reception 2015 to build up networks for new business opportunities, and
share future vision of trilateral industrial cooperation.
The
IFTC is one of the annual brand projects of the TCS with an aim of
sharing vision of peace and common prosperity in Northeast Asia. Past
distinguished guests include former Japanese Prime Minister Mr. Hatoyama
Yukio, former Korean Foreign Minister Mr. Kim Sung-hwan, and former
China’s State Councilor Mr. Tang Jiaxuan. The 2012 IFTC, titled Year
of Transition and the Trilateral Cooperation was honored to have the
then-Presidential candidate (current ROK President) Park Geun-hye’s
noble attendance to share her vision for the Northeast Asia regional
cooperation.
* Attendance in IFTC is on an invitation basis. The outcome will be announced publicly after the forum.
