(People's Daily Online) The 3rd
World Peace Forum (WPF) - In Pursuit of Common Security: Peace,
Mutual Trust, and Responsibility - will be held in Beijing on
June 21-22, 2014, according to secretariat of the Forum Yan
Xuetong at a press conference Friday.
"We believe that although the security dilemma in international
relations, in which heightened security of one state can lead
other states to feel insecure can't be eliminated, it can be
overcome through joint efforts of the human kind," said Yan, who
hopes this forum will inspire new thoughts and concepts to
promote peace, mutual trust and responsibility and achieve
common security of the world.
Also known as the Tsinghua Forum, the WPF is a high-level
non-governmental international security forum organized by the
university in joint hands with the Chinese People's Institute of
Foreign Affairs. Attended by retired government officials,
diplomats, and leaders of major think tanks from across the
world, it offers a platform to discuss international security
issues and search for constructive solutions.
"A majority of our guests don't hold positions in the
governments; therefore the forum will be less about iterating
official positions and policies than about international
relations veterans speaking their minds and putting forward new
ideas and concepts that may help overcome the security dilemma
faced by all states," Yan said.
According to the agenda released at the press conference, a wide
range of topics will be discussed at the forum, including
Asia-Pacific regional security, China-US relations, Japan's
China policy, the Korean Peninsula and non-traditional security
issues.
Former Chinese foreign minister Tang Jiaxuan, former Malaysian
prime minister Abdullah Badawi, former French prime minister
Dominique de Villepin, former Japanese prime minister Yukio
Hatoyama, former Russian Security Council secretary Igor Ivanov,
and former EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and
Security Policy Javier Solana are on the list of the forum
guests. China's State Councilor Yang Jiechi will deliver the
opening speech at the opening ceremony and a video speech by
Henry Kissinger is scheduled to be played at the ceremony.
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