On 14-15 November 2018, at Raffles Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh, CICP organized a conference on Inter-Korean Relations in 2018 and Beyond: New Realities, New Challenges. Scholars and experts from many countries both inside and outside the region were invited to share their intellectual insights, opinions and predictions as to recent and future developments in the inter-Korean relations. Generally, the assembled experts similarly posited that despite many positive steps taken by the relevant parties, a persistent trust deficit continues to exist among various state actors, particularly on the questions of the peace process and denuclearization. The domestic politics of these states was also a major point of discussion, with participants highlighting the significant impacts thereof in the development of national foreign policies concerning the ongoing situation on the Peninsula. During the conference, there was a general consensus as to the crucial role of multilateralism in contributing to new possibilities for gradual breakthroughs in resolving the ongoing dispute.
The outcome report of this conference is available in this link: https://cicp.org.kh/publications/inter-korean-relations-in-2018-and-beyond-new-realities-new-challenges/
