▲ The poster of the Korean Peninsula Symposium 2026, to be hosted by Yonhap News Agency on June 26, 2026 (Yonhap)

Yonhap-symposium

Yonhap to hold forum on shifting alliances, economic security challenges

SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key newswire, was set to host a symposium Friday on charting security policy directions amid weakening alliances and growing challenges in economic security, such as supply chain disruptions.

The annual Korean Peninsula Symposium will take place at Lotte Hotel Seoul in central Seoul, co-hosted by the Ministry of Unification and the Institute for National Security Strategy.

This year's theme is "Global complex crises and the Korean Peninsula."

Unification Minister Chung Dong-young will deliver a keynote speech on the policy direction of President Lee Jae Myung's government on North Korea and its strategy to establish peace on the Korean Peninsula.

President Lee's congratulatory remarks will be read on his behalf by Seong Ghi-hong, senior presidential secretary for public relations and communication. New National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong-sik will also deliver congratulatory remarks.

U.S. House Reps. Young Kim (R-CA) and Ami Bera (D-CA) will participate virtually in the opening ceremony with video messages emphasizing the South Korea-U.S. alliance.

Yonhap News Agency President and CEO Hwang Dae-il will speak at the opening.

The first session of the forum will bring together experts from the United States, Japan, China and other countries to examine shifting alliance dynamics in the current international order and discuss how major nations are responding to the evolving global security landscape.

In the second session, security experts and former foreign policy officials will discuss growing uncertainties over economic and energy security, and explore how South Korea should navigate the challenges ahead.

Yonhap has hosted the symposium annually with the unification ministry since 2015 to bring together experts, politicians and government officials to examine the security situation on the Korean Peninsula and explore solutions to emerging issues.

The forum will be livestreamed via YouTube links in Korean and English.

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