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Korea to Participate in G-8 Global Partnership
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea
June 9, 2004

1. The Government of the Republic of Korea has decided to join the "Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction", which is a international cooperation project for the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), and its participation will be announced at the 2004 G-8 Summit being held in Sea Island, U.S.A., between June 8-10. At this Summit, the participation of other 6 western countries will also be endorsed.

2. Joining the Global Partnership is an active expression of the Korean government's willingness to support joint forces to stem the spread of deadly arsenals. With the participating in the Global Partnership, Korean government hopes that cooperative ties with major countries, such as the United States, will be further developed and enhanced in the area of non-proliferation of WMD, and also hopes that the Global Partnership will expand its scope further, beyond the Russian Federation and the former Soviet region.

3. The details of projects the ROK will undertake and its financial contribution are to be consulted with the G-8 members at a later stage. Since May 1998, the Korean government has been providing financial contribution to the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) in Moscow, which is one of the major projects of the Global Partnership, and it will continue with this contribution.