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Ataturks Peace athome, peace in theworld policy is stillconsistent with ZeroProblems withNeighbors policy.

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Human resourcedevelopment reducesunemployment andallows for the rise of aworking class.

How can Global EconomyContribute to Global Peace?

The goal of the Ambassadors Luncheon Series is topromote peace and stability around the globe.

On Wednesday May 25, 2011, the Turkish Cultural Center New Yorkhosted the second Ambassadors Series, continuing on the theme o

"How can Global Economy contribute to Global Peace." The speakerswere the H.E. Ambassador Cesare M. Ragaglini, PermanentRepresentative of Italy to the UN, and H.E. Ambassador Shin Boo-NamDeputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the UN.

Ambassador Cesare M. RagagliniPermanent Mission of Italy to the UN

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Mehmet Ozhabes, Vice President of Chief Investment Office in J.P. MorganChase moderated the program. Mr. Ozhabes, echoing Ataturk, said Peaceat home, peace in the world was Turkeys policy in the past and is stillconsistent with the current governments policy of Zero Problems withNeighbors policy. It is undeniable that global economy can contributesignificantly to peace, said Mr. Ozhabes.

Mehmet Kilic, the Vice President of Turkish Cultural Center New York,started the event by stating that the goal of the Ambassadors LuncheonSeries is to promote peace and understanding internationally. Mr. Kil icunderlined the importance of economy and peace, which are the twoimportant factors in economic stability and sustainable developmentaround the world. He also said: the ultimate goal of the AmbassadorsLuncheon Series is to promote peace and maintain stability around theglobe.H.E. Ambassador Cesare M.Ragaglinisaid that different people define therole of globalization differently. Some say that globalization globaleconomy can contribute to global peace by helping to eradicate povertyand reduce unemployment, thus helping to reduce violence around theworld. However, others also point out that globalization can lead toincreased income inequalities and actually cause more violence. Thus, the

real question, he said, should be, How can Global Economy Governancehelp Global Peace? He emphasized that through ensuring the coordinationof international forces that create balances and results that are shared byall, we can lead a path to global peace. He made clear that he believes thatthe UN must play a role in this because it is the most legitimate andstrongest power. After all, it is the Security Council that decides on peaceand war, said Ragaglini. He ended his remarks by saying, The heart of theprogram must be that people need to understand that the dividends ofpeace are much greater than the dividends of war.

H.E. Ambassador Shin Boo-Nam spoke of the historic partnershipbetween Korea and Turkey and said that he sees the two countries asexamples for developing nations. He answered the question of the day byexplaining Koreas experiences. He said that a vicious circle exists: when

the economy is not developed, violence grows. In Koreas experience, afterthe Korean War, political and economic instability was apparentthroughout the nation. This instability led to mass poverty. The government,however, made the wise choice of focusing on economic growth first. Theyemphasized human resource development this way, they helped reduceunemployment and allow for the rise of a working class for the future.Second, they focused on economic stability. Third, the government focusedon political leadership. Now, Korea has become an important economicpower, with membership in the G20. It is through our experiences thatother countries can learn from, said Boo-Nam. He concluded by sayingthat it is through economic stability and development that we will find a wayto global peace.

After the presentations, the audience asked questions to the Ambassadorsregarding global economy and current conflicts in the world. During theReceptions, some of the guests had a chance to elaborate on theirconcerns about peace initiatives carried out by the United Nations, theUnited States of America and the European Union.

Some of the guests were H.E. Hilmi Akil, the Premanent Representative ofTurkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Hon. Francesco Maria Talo, ConsulGeneral of Italy, Hon. Zvonko Mucunski, Consul General of the Republic ofMacedonia, Mr. Yong Koo Kang, Second Secretary of the PermanentMission of the Republic of Korea to the UN, Mr. Sertac Guven, ThirdSecretary of the Turkish republic of Northern Cyprus, and Ms. SimonettaMagnani, the Cultural Attache of the Italian Institute of Culture.

KEYNOTESHow can global economy governance help globalpeace?

Economy and peace are the two importantfactors in economic stability and sustainabledevelopment.

Ensuring the coordination of international forcesthat create balances and results that are sharedby all, we can lead a path to global peace.

Dividends of peace are much greater than thedividends of war.

Violence grows when economy is not developed.Political and economic instability leads to masspoverty.

Human resource development reducesunemployment and allows for the rise of aworking class.

It is through economic stability and developmentthat we will find a way to global peace.

BIOGRAPHIESH.E. Ambassador Cesare M. Ragaglinireceived his degree in International Relationsfrom the Universit Libre de Bruxelles and in

Political Science from the University of Florence.Ambassador Ragaglini was posted in 1981 toTeheran. 1984 to 1987 he was posted as FirstSecretary to the Embassy of Italy in Ottawa. Hewas appointed in 1992 Deputy Head of Missionat the Embassy in New Delhi. In 1996 he wasassigned to reopen the Italian DiplomaticMission in Baghdad. Among hisaccomplishments there was the reopening of

trade channels through the UNs Oil for Foodresolution (Italy became a top trade partner). InSeptember 1999 he was appointed DeputyDiplomatic Advisor to the Prime Minister. Hewas appointed as Prime MinistersRepresentative to the G8 Summit (Sherpa) at

the end of 2004. He was named PermanentRepresentative of Italy to the UN in New York inJuly 2009. He was awarded with the rank of

Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the ItalianRepublic in 2006.

H.E. Ambassador Shin Boo-Namhascontributed his efforts of public service both inKorea, the United Nations, Europe, and Asia.Ambassador Shin has a bachelors degree inGerman Literature from Seoul NationalUniversity and earned his masters degree inInternational Relations from Boston University.In 1989, Ambassador Shin worked in theKorean Permanent Mission to the EuropeanOffice to the UN and Delegation to InternationalOrganization in Geneva, Switzerland. He servedat the Korean Embassy in Germany. In 2000,Ambassador Shin became director at theEconomic Cooperation Division of theInternational Economic Affairs Bureau at

Koreas Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.Currently, he is acting as the DPR of Mission ofthe Republic of Korea to the UN in New York.