International Workshop and Round Table on:
Cooperative Stability in North-East Asia:
Denuclearization and Economic Cooperation in the Korean Peninsula

Monday 1 December 2008

Salon d'Honneur, Villa Olmo
Como, Italy

Organized by
DGAO - Directorate General for Asia, Oceania, the Pacific and Antarctica
of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rome, Italy
and
Landau Network Centro Volta, Como, Italy

The initiative aimed at providing a platform for open dialogue between representatives of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), of the Republic of Korea, representatives, officials and scholars from the international community, in particular from  Europe, and the main international players. The initiative further witnessed the long process of engagement which had been initiated by the Italian government, following the opening of diplomatic relations with the DPRK in the year 2000.

The main topics of the current 2008 edition concerned in particular the on going process and the long term perspective of a peaceful political and economic  development in the Korean peninsula and in the wider NE Asia Region. The Workshop discussed as well the different initiatives related to inter-Korean relations; the sustainable energy and economic cooperation; the redirection of some nuclear specialists to civilian activities; the possibility of establishing of an international scientific centre in the DPRK and the potential role of Europe and Italy in this respect.

Participants List Cooperative Stability in NorthEast Asia_ Denuclearization and Economic Cooperation in the Korean Peninsula.pdf (151,6 KB)
Agenda Cooperative Stability in NorthEast Asia_Denuclearization and Economic Cooperation in the Korean Peninsula.pdf (164,88 KB)

International Workshop and Round Table on:
Cooperative Stability in North-East Asia in the Aftermath of the latest Round of the 6-Party Talks
March 26, 2007, Council Room, Municipality of Como, Italy

Organized by
the DGAO – General Directorate for Asia, Oceania, the Pacific and Antarctica
of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
LNCV – Landau Network Centro Volta

This workshop is the fifth edition held in Como since 2002 of the annual conference organized by the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs with the Landau Network-Centro Volta. This initiative aims to provide a platform for critical dialogue, in a track-2 format between DPRK representatives and officials, semi-officials and scholars of the international community.

The main aim of the Workshop was to analyze the regional and international opportunities and actions in the aftermath of the February 13 Joint Agreement on DPRK nuclear disarmament resulted from the fifth round of the 6-party talks (6pts) and the foreseeable steps to achieve also the political-economic normalization of the DPRK within the international community, the strengthening of the stability and security in the Korean Peninsula (KP), together with the complete denuclearization of the KP. The Workshop was also aimed to suggest some ideas, initiatives and the set up of a possible European role, also at the level of the participation at one of the Working Groups indicated in the Joint Agreement, and, in a broader context, to facilitate the chances of a breakthrough on the DPRK disarmament talks, the enhancement of mutual trust and the establishment of tailored confidence building measures (CBMs) in the region.

International Workshop and Round Table on:
Cooperative Stability in North East Asia: Towards a Political Process. Different Roles for Different Players

October 28, 2005, Council Room, Municipality of Como, Italy

Organized by
LNCV - Landau Network-Centro Volta
promoted  and supported by
DGAO - Directorate General for Asia, Oceania, the Pacific and Antarctic
of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Lombardia Region
Municipality of Como

and under the auspices of
Insubria University, Como, Italy

International Workshop and Round Table on:
A Comprehensive Dialogue between th EU and the DPRK
September 24 , 2004, Municipality of Como, Como, Italy

Organized by
Landau Network - Centro Volta (LNCV), Como, Italy

promoted by
Directorate General for Asia, Oceania, the Pacific and Antartic (DGAO)
of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Rome, Italy

and with the support of
DGAO-MFA, Rome, Italy

Lombardia Region, Milan, Italy

Municipality of Como, Como, Italy

Agenda (133,12 KB)
Participants list (50,45 KB)

Conference
2004 Roundtable for Knowledge Cooperation with the DPRK

13-14 February 2004

Agenda.pdf (166,75 KB)
Prof. M. Martellini Speech.pdf (64,76 KB)
Participants Photo (487,78 KB)