Q&A with the UN Secretary General-[2]

What do you expect the results to be achieved through the Seoul Summit?

▲ I think that there will be achievements in 3 fields.

Firstly, capability of each nation will be strengthened. There will be examination of each nation's implementation report on the management of Highly Enriched Uranium and Plutonium, and their physical defense measures taken at the nuclear facilities. Issues regarding reinforcement of the management of radioactive substances will also be discussed in depth.

Second achievement will be the reinforcement of the system of nuclear security and safety at multilevel. Especially it is essential to make efforts to strenghten the fuctions of IAEA. Signing of agreements such as Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty is also an urgent task. At the Seoul Summit, detailed action plans at multilevel are to be suggested.

Last of all, the cooperation of government and private sectors which is necessary for strengthening nuclear security and safety, will be enhanced. At the time of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident, there was a wide gap between the views of government and private sectors regarding safety of nuclear plants. Considering this point, Korean government's effort by hosting Nuclear Industry Summit and Nuclear Security Symposium before the Seoul Summit has very meaningful.

Q&A with the UN Secretary General-[1]

What is the significance of 2nd Nuclear Security Summit to be held at Seoul?

▲ The Nuclear Security Summit had 4 years of time after the 1st summit held in Washington in 2010. Therefore the Seoul Summit signifies as the turning point of process. It will be a forum where the leaders of 53 nations and 4 international organizations including U.N. find new solutions for the dissatisfied fields after evaluating the results of the Washington Summit.

Nuclear Security Summit Recent Activity Video

10. In Myung-dong(26th 14:00) and Insadong(27th 14:00)

In Myung-dong(26th 14:00) and Insadong(27th 14:00), fun traditional corrales that shows our traditional melody will be played. Traditional temple such as BongeunsaㆍJeondeongsa will run 'Temple Stay' to give the opportunity to experience traditional temple culture.

9. 'The World of Korean Traditional Music' Performance

At National Gugak(Korean Traditional Music) Center, 'The World of Korean Traditional Music' performance will be held from 27th(Tue) to 28th(Wed) at 19:30, showing the spirit of Korean traditional musical performance.
In this performance, more than 100 members of National Gugak Center's classical music band will perform Korean traditional instrumental ensemble piece 'Yeongsanhoesang', which have been handed down for more than 500 years.

8 A traditional culture event, where you can admire beautiful ancient palaces and traditional korean culture including Kyonghoeru party, Changdeok Palace moonlight walking, Deoksu Palace appreciation for the arts, will be held at the palace.

ㅇ From 28th(Wed) to 30th(Fri) at 8:00pm on Kyonghoeru in Kyongbokkung, a night time traditional culture show 'Kyonghoeru party' will be held. The 'Kyonghoeru' will represent the architectural beatifulness of Kyonghoeru with a fantastic night scene, which received good evaluation last year which was first being held. It's high quality performance combining korean traditional song, dance and instrument that made a fantastic atmosphere.

 ㅇ At 27th(Tue) 19:00, 'Changdeok Palace moodlight walking' program will be held. It's a program for ancient palace visits providing historical, cultural, scenic experience.

 ㅇ At 7:00 pm of 24th(Sat) to 25th(Sun) 'Deoksu Palace appreciation for the arts' where about 20 people including people with intangible cultural treasure will be held at Deoksugung Jeonggwan-heon.

7. 'Korean Culture & Tourism Promotion Exhibition'

Inside COEX, where Nuclear Security Summit will be held, 'Korean Culture & Tourism Promotion Exhibition' will be open for the public from 25th(Sun) to 28th(Wed). People will be able to directly experience Korean culture and see Korean relics, traditional handicrafts and art work.
ㅇ At 'Korean Culture & Tourism Promotion Exhibition', one can try Hanbok on, experience medical tourism, take a look at the virtual museum and listen to K-Pop.
ㅇ Also, 10 Korean and Japanese artists' works, which received attention through nuclear art project 'Communion', will be put on display. These includes Media(Jae-ha Ryu, Yong-baek Lee), Painting(Se-hyun Lee), Ceramics & Performance(Soo-kyung Lee), Needlework(Kyung-ah Hahm), Photo(Ju-ha Jung, Ono Tadashi, Sung-pil Han) and Objet(Kobayashi Humico, Tsubaki Noboru, Ultra Factory), covering whole branches of visual arts.