Diplomatic Corps Luncheon in Honor of His Excellency Mr. Yun Byung-se,
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea was held on July 15 at Lotte Hotel Seoul. 1. Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se attended the luncheon hosted by the Diplomatic Corps in Korea (Dean: Uzbek Ambassador Vitali Fen) on July 15 to celebrate his inauguration. At the event, he delivered a speech on the diplomatic philosophy of the Park Geun-hye government.
(☞ Foreign Minister's Luncheon Speech) 2. In his speech, Minister Yun elaborated how the Park Geun-hye Government’s “emphasis on people,” which underlies its vision for happiness of the Korean people, happiness of the Korean Peninsula and happiness of the global village, is translated into its foreign policy of “trustpolitik.”
○ In particular, Minister Yun explained the trust-building process on the Korean Peninsula and the Northeast Asia peace and cooperation initiative. The new ROK government is pursuing the two policies in order to achieve sustainable peace and shared prosperity on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia by building on the two pillars of “happiness of the people” and “trustpolitik.”
3. The luncheon brought together some 80 members of the Corps, including resident ambassadors to the ROK. The event is seen to have served as a good opportunity to help diplomats stationed in the ROK better understand the foreign policy and other policy priorities of the ROK government.
