Secretary General Kim participated in the 1st Korean Unification and Economic Forum, held in the Seoul Press Center, on July 9. The Forum, hosted by the Northeast Asian Community Studies Institute and sponsored by the Ministry of Unification, South Korea and Maeil Business Newspaper, was held with the aim of seeking a strategy to build Korean Peninsula Trust Process through new northern diplomacy and economic cooperation focusing on community development and cooperation transcending national boundaries of its neighboring countries. Kim Jin-hyun, the president of the International Peace Forum (former Minister of Science and Technology), delivered a congratulatory address and Joo Cheol-gi, director for diplomatic security of the Blue House, delivered his keynote speech. In addition, there were a variety of programs, including presentations by specialists from home and abroad and discussions assigned according to each nation.