1. The Foreign Ministry will hold “the third essay contest on the cooperation among the Republic of Korea, Japan and China” in Seoul on November 8 and 9.

2. The essay contest, the upcoming round of which will mark the third of its kind, is held as part of the efforts to build an “ROK-Japan-China trilateral youth network.” The upcoming round is expected to serve as an opportunity to gather from younger generations of the ROK, Japan and China various and original opinions on ways for trilateral cooperation and to further enhance their understanding on and interest in the matter.

3. The Foreign Ministry will continue to hold various events to build a network and boost exchanges among future leaders of the three countries and thereby to expand the cooperative base among the three countries.


* unofficial translation