Topic: The Question of Kurdistan
Country: South Korea
Delegate Name: Lake Wann
School: Fishers High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All South Korea position papers GLIMUN 2014 committees
The Republic of Korea believes that the Kurdish people have the right to full citizenship in the countries in which they are present, but not to form a new state of their own. Giving full citizenship to the Kurds would quell civil unrest in the region and to prevent conflict in the future. Negotiations for the Kurdish people would be held within the Security Council as to prevent bias in any decisions. The Kurdish people should not be allowed a country of their own as to prevent more unrest in the area, as predicted by the domino effect, as full citizenship is sufficient enough for the Kurdish people. The Republic of Korea also highly recommends that the state’s housing Kurdish population seek better relations, as this could further stabilize the region, and prevent civil conflict even further.
Though the Republic of Korea does not believe that the Kurdish population should be given a state of their own, we do believe that the Kurdish people should be aided in increasing the standard of living. Currently the Republic of Korea has 2000 troops in Iraq aiding the Kurdistan population and, highly encourages other states that can give aid to give aid, as this would prevent Kurdistan from destabilizing further.
The Republic of Korea has had a similar history when the Democratic People's republic of Korea and The Republic of Korea originally split apart, and the Republic of Korea believes that if a favorable outcome cannot be achieved through negotiations, then more developed countries should be allowed to take over and to re-stabilize the area.
