Session IV: Non-proliferation Challenges in Northeast Asia
Chair: Ms.Paula DeSutter
Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance and
Implementation, Department of State, USA
Rapporteur: Mr. Taijiro Kimura
Director, UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific, Nepal
DPRK’s Nuclear Issue
Mr. Joon-kook Hwang
Director- General, North Korean Nuclear Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, ROK
Mr. Alexander Timonin
Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of the Russian Federation to the ROK
Amb. Sung Kim
Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks, Department of State, USA
Academia’s Perspective
Dr. Bruce Klingner
Senior Research Fellow, the Heritage Foundation, USA
Dr. Bong-geun Jun
Director-General, Department of National Security and Unification Studies, Institute of Foreign Affairs and Security, ROK
Missile Issues
Missile Proliferation and Missile Defense in Northeast Asia
Amb. Toshio Sano
Director-General, Disarmament, Non-proliferation and Science Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
Amb. Tariq Hyder
Member, Oversight Board for Strategic Export Controls, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan