NAHF hosted the forum on Wednesday, inviting Min Byung-hoon, the director of the Asian department of the National Museum of Korea, on November 10. The theme was ‘Silk Road, and Belt and Road Initiative’. He said Asia is a complex and diverse world of historical and geographical pluralism, and the pluralism of the people, religion and language that constitutes it is evidence. He also said that there are many cultures in Asia that should be considered with great weight.

Belt and Road Initiative policy is a way to implement 'Chinese dream' aimed at the top of the world. However, it is linked to the reorganization of the world's politics, economy and military order, and is closely related to Korea's politics, economy, environment and culture. Therefore, it is time to establish policies and macroscopic responses to the history, language, economy, culture, and environment of the New Silk Road, which connects East Asia, Europe, South Asia and Africa. To this end, we should train experts who can systematically collect and analyze related data and build a specialized archive.

Silk Road has had a profound impact on the improvement and development of cultures around the world, which has been linked to our lives and future since ancient Korea. In the future, comprehensive measures at the government level should be established, such as the systematic operation and expansion of functions of specialized research institutes dedicated to 'Belt and Road Initiative' issues.