Others TCS Deputy Secretary-General SAKATA Natsuko Met with Dr. LAM Peng Er
2022.07.20
On 20 July 2022, TCS Deputy Secretary-General SAKATA Natsuko met with Dr. LAM Peng Director of Centre for Korea Studies, East Asian Institute (EAI), National University of Singapore (NUS). The meeting was set at the request of Korea Foundation for Dr. LAM and his Centre to learn more about the Trilateral Cooperation and TCS.
DSG SAKATA greeted Dr. LAM and gave him a comprehensive introduction to the Trilateral Cooperation and TCS. She highlighted the five functions of the TCS, and a variety of new initiatives, programs and publications including the CJK Virtual Marathon, Trilateral Common Vocabulary Dictionary, Research Report on CJK Local City Exchange, An Evolving Trilateral Cooperation: Reality and Outlook and Trilateral Statistics Hub. She particularly mentioned TCS’ engagement with ASEAN and reiterated TCS’ willingness to work with ASEAN stakeholders.
Dr. LAM spoke highly of the achievements and significance of both the Trilateral Cooperation and TCS. He briefed that the NUS East Asian Institute focuses on studies on all the three countries, and hence, would like to establish contacts and organize events for the Institute to learn more about the Trilateral Cooperation and the TCS.