Seminar & Forum 16th CJK Cultural Exchange Forum
2023-10-30 ~ 2023-11-01
On October 31st, 2023, Secretary-General LEE Hee-sup of the Trilateral Cooperation
Secretariat (TCS) attended the 16th CJK Cultural Exchange Forum plenary session at Sheraton Grand
Incheon Hotel. Hosted by the Korea-Japan Culture Exchange Council, about 30 participants
including cultural experts, scholars, and members of the trilateral culture exchange forum gathered to
share their opinion on the topic of “Cultural Exchange in the Post-Covid Era”.
At the plenary session, SG Lee delivered his remarks on “Revitalizing Trilateral Culture and
Human Exchanges”. In his remarks, underlining that culture and people-to-people exchanges create
trust and mutual understanding which are essential foundations for sustainable peace and integration
among the three countries. He also highlighted the importance of TCS projects related to the Cultural
City of East Asia (CCEA), CAMPUS Asia, and Trilateral Youth Exchange Network (TYEN), stating
that these initiatives play an important role in promoting mutual understanding at the grassroots level
and lay a solid foundation for Trilateral Cooperation even when relations are overshadowed by
political ups-and-downs.
The CJK Cultural Exchange Forum was initiated in 2005 to promote friendship between Korea,
China, and Japan, and has been held annually on rotational basis in the three countries since then.
Next year’s forum will be hosted in China.
▲Secretary-General LEE Hee-sup is delivering his remarks
▲Group Photo
TCS Event
Documents
- 15th Trilateral Cultural Ministers' Meeting Kyoto Declaration_JP
- Joint Statement of the 16th Trilateral Cultural Content Industry Forum
- 14th Trilateral Cultural Ministers' Meeting Jeonju Declaration_JP
- Joint Statement of the 15th Trilateral Cultural Content Industry Forum
- 13th Trilateral Cultural Ministers' Meeting Qufu Declaration_JP
- Joint Statement of the 14th Trilateral Cultural Content Industry Forum
- 12th Trilateral Cultural Ministers' Meeting Kitakyushu Declaration_JP
- Joint Statement of the 13th Trilateral Cultural Content Industry Forum