DIPLOMACY

VOLUME XXXI NO.10

From the Chairman

Exclusive Interview

Korea-Pakistan Relations

ROK-U.S. Relations

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National Day

As a Responsible Member of the Int'l Community:

With a land size of approximately one million square kilometers, a population of about 135 million and enormous natural and human resources, the Federal Republic of Nigeria is aptly described as the giant of Africa. Indeed, one out of every five Africans is a Nigerian. The country attained her sovereign independence on Oct. 1, 1960 from Great Britain, after nearly one hundred years of colonial rule.
Nigeria currently runs a two-term, fouryear presidential system of government, with an Executive President, complemented by a Vice President with a bicameral National Assembly at the Nati...

Marking the 15th Anniv. of German Unity:

More than 15 years ago, on October 3, 1990, the treaty of accession of the German Democratic Republic to the Federal Republic of Germany entered into force. This completed the legal aspects of German unity. Germans, Europeans and the world celebrated this event as a victory of democracy and the right of self determination. We remember this date with joy and face our future with confidence.
Korea and Germany suffered the same fate of division and poverty after the war period, and many Germans were grateful to see Koreans rejoice at the German reunification fifteen years ago. We, Germa...

For the First Time in 2004:

This year, Austria is celebrating three anniversaries - 1945, 1955 and 1995 - in its political history of the 20th Century. These three events are the central milestones of our history after World War II in a development towards peace, freedom and prosperity. In contrast to the "First Republic", the period after the end of the First World War, Austria succeeded after 1945 in developing a strong identity.
On Oct. 26, 1955, after the last Allied soldier had left Austria, the Parliament adopted the neutrality law; but it became increasingly clear that Austria neutrality meant neither is...