Vancouver Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Security and Stability on Korean Peninsula

The Vancouver Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Security and Stability on Korean Peninsula was held on January 16, 2018 in Vancouver, Canada. The meeting was to allow "foreign ministers to discuss ways to increase the effectiveness of the global sanctions regime in support of a rules-based international order."[2]

Vancouver Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Security and Stability on Korean Peninsula
Host countryco-hosts Canada & USA
DateJanuary 16, 2018 (2018-01-16)
CitiesVancouver, Canada
Participants20 nations[1]
Chairco-chairs Chrystia Freeland & Rex Tillerson
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Background

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The meeting was announced after North Korea tested its latest long range intercontinental ballistic missile in late November, but was held amid signs that tensions on the Korean peninsula easing with North and South Korea holding formal talks in January for the first time in two years and North Korea agreeing to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in a unified team with the South.[1]

Meeting

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The meeting was co-hosted by Canada and the USA.[2]

Invited parties include: "South Korea, Japan, India, Britain, France and other countries who fought in the Korean War of 1950-53."[3] with foreign ministers and senior officials from 20 nations actually attending the meeting.[1]

Notable countries that had not been invited were China, North Korea and Russia.[4] China and Russia criticized the gathering as potentially harmful to peace prospects on the Korean peninsula,[5] with China calling out the meeting for representing a "Cold War mentality".[6] Diplomats said China's absence would limit what could be achieved.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ljunggren, David (16 January 2018). "Vancouver meeting focuses on sanctions as Koreas explore detente". Reuters. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Canada and United States to co-host Vancouver Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Security and Stability on Korean Peninsula". Global Affairs Canada. Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  3. ^ Fife, Robert. "Federal government welcomes reopening of North Korean hotline ahead of Vancouver summit". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. ^ "China, Russia not invited to summit on North Korea in Canada". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  5. ^ Berthiaume, Lee (January 16, 2018). "North Korea meeting in Vancouver: China, Russia urged to enforce sanctions". The Province Newspaper. Canadian Press. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  6. ^ "China says Canada meeting on North Korea showed 'Cold War' mentality". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
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