Topic: Korean Peninsula
Country: Italy
Delegate Name: Timothy Kang
School: Ann Arbor Community High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Italy position papers GLIMUN 2007 committees
The Korean War is one of the longest civil wars in the history of man. The only instrument holding peace between the two countries is the 38th Parallel, which, in Italy's eyes, is a very lackadaisical approach to keeping two countries from fighting. We firmly believe in the saying "Hope for the best, prepare for the worst," and our actions support our claim.
Our country has several forms of education that teach an effective way of negotiating peace agreements, such as the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units and the United Nations Logistics Base. We are also involved in several peacekeeping missions all over the world.
One of our best known ways of dealing with the conflict on the Korean Peninsula is our presence at the South Korea & North Korea peace talks. Through these talks, in a committee consisting of several countries, much has been done in persuading the North Korean regime to stop their production of nuclear arms.
Another way we have attempted to resolve the conflict was our support in voting for sanctions on North Korea. This was a very peaceful method to open North Korea's eyes to becoming more peaceful, and we believe that all our efforts are aiding in the peace process between North and South Korea.
We, however, believe that South Korea is a much healthier and more stable country, and that more responsibility should be put on it. The North Korean regime's actions have shown irresponsibility and bordering on being incapable to rule. Therefore we have shown hospitality in making the North Koreans into more responsible people. For example, a group of eight North Korean officials from foreign and finance ministries and the Central Bank left for Italy on September 7th to undertake training in finances.
We believe that the countries are not ready to become one country, but we believe that peace keeping can keep the two countries working in harmony. We think that small steps are all the UN needs to create a peaceful Korean Peninsula.
