For an expert’s perspective of the president’s trip to France we are joined by Nam Chang-hee,
professor of Political Diplomacy at Inha University in Incheon.
1.
President’s Park's state visit to France was largely a reason to celebrate due to the
anniversary of diplomatic relations, but most of the trip has been focused on improving
already good economic ties with Paris and garnering support for the Park administration’s
North Korea policy.
Would you say it has
been
a successful trip?
2.
One of the president's first engagements was a South Korea-France business forum.
Do you think the deals sealed at that forum along with those recently agreed with Iran
and the three African countries she was in prior to arriving in France will give the
domestic economy a much-needed shot in the arm?
3.
One of the president's most important initiatives is her
creative economy drive.
A big part of making that happen is upgrading Korea's ICT technology.
The two sides sealed a number of agreements to that end,... how significant
could these end up being?
4.
Finally,...
President Park heads to Grenoble in the south of France tonight.
According to her schedule, she is only going to be there for a few hours but will take
a look around the city's renewable energy projects.
Why did the president decide to make her final stop there?
That
was Professor Nam Chang-hee of Inha University on the president's trip to France.