ASEAN, composed of 10 nations in Southeast Asia, is the regional cooperation organization that has achieved the most active multilateral cooperation in Asia. In the Asia-Pacific region, various forms of regional cooperation are promoted, such as APEC, East Asia Summit, ASEAN+3, and ARF. These multilateral cooperative measures in East Asia will strengthen the understanding of the Asian people about the common interests of their region, and will also contribute to the region’s peace and prosperity. It is appropriate to discuss the future of Asia to review the prospects of ASEAN. ASEAN brings its potential for multilateral cooperation and community building in East Asia as the center. The role of Russia in East Asian cooperation is also reviewed with the backdrop of this year’s APEC summit to be held in Vladivostok.

- Moderator
CHUNG, Hae Moon (Secretary-General, ASEAN-Korea Centr)

- Main Speaker
KIM, Sung Han (Chairman, International Peace Foundation/ the 2nd Vice Minister, MOFAT, ROK)

- Presenter & Discussants
Konstantin V. VNUKOV (Ambassador, Embassy of Russia)
Tran Trong TOAN (Ambassador, Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam)
Nicholas T. DAMMEN (Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia)

- Rapporteur
HAN, In Taek (Associate Research Fellow, Jeju Peace Institute)