Report of the Second CSCAP General Meeting on"Asia-Pacific Security in the New Millennium and the Role of CSCAP"
Seoul, Korea.
4 December 1999_____________________________________________________

Meeting Report
The 2nd CSCAP General Meeting consisted of four sessions. Representatives from all
CSCAP members, except Canada and the DPRK, attended. Also at the meeting were
guests from diplomatic missions and observers from the Middle East, Europe and the US.
Session 1:” Multilateral Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region : Milestones
Since 1994”
Co-chairs: Amb. Hasnan Habib; Mr. John McFarlane.
Presentations: Dato’ Mohamed Jawhar Hassan; Mr. Mikhail A. Konarovsky; Mr. RalphCossa.
The presentations for this session and the following discussion reviewed both theprogress of regional multilateralism and the CSCAP contribution to that process. Meeting
participants were reminded of some of the unique features of the Asia-Pacific region andthat the launching of the ARF multilateral dialogue process was an important milestone
in itself. The achievement of consensus on a broad definition of comprehensive security
was also singled out.
Concerns were expressed with regard to future issues: the narrow view of regional issues
adopted by some states, security on the Korean Peninsular, Theatre Missile Defence,trans-national crime, and the environment.
It was noted that CSCAP had made important contributions in its own transparency andconfidence building measures and in ‘feeding into’ the Track I level at the ARF. There
was discussion as to the benefits and limitations of CSCAP. Some contributors
emphasised what the current rules of CSCAP were with regard to outstanding issues andmembership. Others noted that, even at Track II, patience, diplomacy, and creative
agenda building were important for the continuing progress of CSCAP. Two guests fromJordan and Lebanon expressed an interest in the record of CSCAP and how it might be
adopted by other regions.
Session 2: “Emerging Security Challenges in the New Millenium”
Co-chairs: Mr. James Kelly; Mr. Ngyuen Phung Binh.

Presentations: Mr. Job A. Mayo, Jr.; Prof. Francois Godement; Dr. Tumurchuluun
Guudai.
This session was opened with a special address from the Hon. Kato Ryozo, DeputyMinister of Foreign Affairs, Japan.
Presentations and the discussion identified a variety of new threats facing the AsiaPacific region, including trans-national crime (helped by advances in communication
technology and the availability of drug money for funding), ethnic tensions,environmental degradation, the spread of weapons of mass destruction, and the adverse
effects of globalisation. The current state of ‘armed peace’ (based on inequality of powerand bilateralism) was singled out as a source of unease among many, but the situation has
been largely stable. A more active role for the UN and the need for small states to adapt
was discussed.
This session was followed by a luncheon and keynote speech from H.E. Ambassador
Hwang Won Tak, Senior Secretary to the President for Foreign Policy and National
Security Affairs, Republic of Korea.
Session 3: “Searching for a New Regional Security Cooperation Roadmap: East Timorand Beyond”
Co-chairs: Dr. Carolina Hernandez; Dr. Chookiat Panaspornprasit.
Presentations: Amb. Nobuo Matsunaga; Dr. Jusuf Wanandi; Mr. Kwa Chong Guan; Dr.
David Dickens; Dr. Masashi Nishihara; Dr. Seo-Hang Lee.
This session was opened by a special address from Dr. Kent Calder, Special Assistant,
Office of the Ambassador, Embassy of the United States in Japan.
This session ranged over a variety of topics, addressing East Timor specifically, but also
looking at broader developments where the implications of East Timor were minimal. It
was suggested that economics was the basis of relations in the region and that this had
implications for multilateralism. The role of the US and Southeast Asia were discussed aswell as the future for Preventive Diplomacy in addressing pre-conflict and post-conflictsecurity issues.
Regional groupings were also discussed, particularly their composition, outlook, and theissue of institutions. There were several views put forward as to which forums were themost appropriate and how they might be linked. There was some concern that Australia
had not been mentioned in the discussions and its omission was perhaps characteristic ofthe differences in opinion of where countries should fit in and the role they should play.
Wrap-up Session: “CSCAP Going into the 21st Century: Realities, Concepts andArchitectures”
Concluding remarks: CSCAP Co-chairs: Prof. Han Sung-Joo; Dr. Carolina Hernandez.
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Many of the topics suggested by the title of this session had already been covered so theCo-chairs elected to summarise their views of the proceedings and facilitate further
discussion of the future of CSCAP.
The 2nd CSCAP General Meeting was formally closed at 6pm with thanks given toCSCAP Korea for their superb organisation, and gifts presented by CSCAP Korea toJawhar Hassan and Mely Anthony (CSCAP Malaysia) for their support and assistance.

Dr Guy Wilson-Roberts
CSCAP:NZDecember 1999.

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