FORUM FOR INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS - SECOND SIMULATION

 

Monday, 23 April 2007, 6.30 p.m.
 
Museum für Völkerkunde - Seminarraum DG39
A-1010  WIEN, Neue Hofburg

 

 

Topic: "The North Korean Nuclear Conflict: The Six-Party Talks"

 

 

Positions available

 

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)

Republic of Korea (South Korea)

United States of America

People’s Republic of China

Japan

Russian Federation

 

 

Hypothetical Scenario

 

The so-called Six-Party Talks were first initiated in August 2003 after the withdrawal of North Korea from the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty. The recent rounds of the talks in Beijing from December 2006 to February 2007 produced, for the first time, a joint statement that relatively extensively touched upon several substantive issues such as the closure of nuclear facilities, energy supply for North Korea and a peace agreement between the two Koreas, as well as reaffirmed the hitherto achievements of the talks. Furthermore, the parties determined the establishment of working groups on political and economic issues, such as the relation between the DPRK,Japan and the US, the denuclearis ation of the Korean Peninsular and an energy cooperation.

 

Meanwhile, the working groups have started their work and submitted their report to the sixth round of the talks, which started on 19 March 2007. The scenario of our negotiation (‘the seventh round of the Six-Party Talks) will therefore take into account the result of the sixth round and all real circumstances prior to the negotiation day, 23 April 2007.

 

Our simulation should produce a joint statement stipulating issues or aspects that have been agreed upon.

 

The North Korean nuclear conflict has been widely reported . We assume that each  position is generally well-known in its outlines, so that there is no need for a brief description of the position at this stage. Given that the real-world negotiation is an ongoing process and thus the detailed position of each party varies in accordance with the recent developments of world affairs, we will provide some academic publications as well as up-to-date news and articles for preparation to the negotiators after the application.

 

 


  LAST UPDATE: 24 APRIL 2007