Let's take an in-depth look into President Park's state visit to Iran and a bilateral
summit between the South Korean president and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
Joining me live in the studio to help us better understand the landmark event, its implications
and significance... is Dr. Seo Jeong-min, Professor of Middle East Politics at Graduate
School of International and Area Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.
Professor Seo, welcome to the program.
First, we cannot but talk about the massive cooperation documents inked today that are
expected to reap great benefits for both countries.
Of course Korea is not the only country that recognizes the huge
potential the Iranian market offers.
How can Korea better position itself to keep Iran focused on Korean businesses over that
of other competing nations?
Another goal of President Park Geun-hye's state visit to
Iran is to send a strong message to North Korea... by showing the North Korean leadership
what they can expect IF they abandon their nuclear weapons program.
Although
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani did not pinpoint North Korea... he did say
Iran in principle seek peace and stability in the Korean peninsula and
oppose building any weapons of mass destruction.
How significant is this?
Following her one-on-one with President Rouhani, President Park is set to meet with Iran's
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameni.
Why is
this meeting significant?
What do
we expect from
this encounter?
Seo Jeong-min, Professor of Middle East Politics at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies thank
you indeed for speaking with us tonight.