Publication: Las funciones de la diplomacia de los veteranos de Corea del Sur: el caso de Colombia (2008-2013)
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2016-10-06
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Las relaciones diplomáticas entre Corea del Sur y Colombia se establecieron en el año 1962. A lo largo del desarrollo de sus relaciones existe un fenómeno muy notorio. La relación entre ambas partes permaneció durante décadas en un nivel de cooperación pasiva y de bajo perfil. Sin embargo, a partir del año 2006 comienza a profundizarse el grado de cooperación. A partir de ese año, empieza a aumentarse el volumen del comercio, evolucionando de manera activa la cooperación económica entre ambos países. Luego, hacia el año 2008, se consolida la cooperación entre ambos países no solamente en materia de comercio, sino que también se diversifica hacia la diplomacia, la cultura, la industria de defensa, el intercambio de funcionarios, etc. profundizando el nivel de cooperación hasta alcanzar el mejor momento en la historia en las relaciones entre ambos países. La cantidad de empresas surcoreanas instaladas en Colombia se ha multiplicado 6 veces en menos de 6 años. Ambos países firmaron un TLC en febrero del año 2013, cooperando activamente en sectores de altas barreras de ingreso como la industria de defensa. También hubo un intercambio activo de funcionarios incluyendo las mutuas visitas de los presidentes. ¿Cuáles serían las razones por las que las relaciones entre ambos países han evolucionado de manera profunda a partir de 2006/08? Se podrían destacar entre otras causas, la mejora en el ambiente de apertura en Colombia, que ha hecho que muchos países, al igual de Corea del Sur, tengan mayores incentivos y analicen las posibilidades de invertir allí. Durante mucho tiempo, Colombia ha sido un país marcado por la inseguridad, por sus guerras civiles y por la presencia del narcotráfico, atravesando por un cambio a partir de que el Presidente Uribe toma el poder en el año 2002. Las fuerzas guerrilleras perdieron fuerza, la seguridad ha ido mejorando y la economía comenzó a crecer. A partir de que el Presidente Uribe logra ser reelegido e inicia su segundo mandato en 2006, las empresas extranjeras comienzan a ingresar de manera activa en Colombia. También el gobierno colombiano mantiene una política económica abierta, y especialmente selecciona la región asiática como nuevo punto focal para la cooperación y el fortalecimiento de sus relaciones...
South Korea and Colombia formally established diplomatic relations in 1962. Through the history of bilateral relations there have been two markedly different stages. Bilateral relations remained in a state of low profile, passive cooperation for decades. However, starting in 2006, the cooperation became deeper. The bilateral trade began to increase and economic cooperation gained momentum. As of 2008, bilateral cooperation was strengthened not only in strictly commercial terms, spreading out to other areas such as diplomacy, culture, the defense industry, the exchange of high level visits, etc. The cooperation deepened to reach an all-time high in the history of bilateral relations. The number of South Korean companies settled in Colombia rose 6 times in less than 6 years. Both countries signed an FTA in February 2013 and have been actively cooperating in a sector with high entry barriers, as is the case of the defense industry. There has also been an active exchange of high levels visits, including the mutual visit of both presidents. What are the reasons for bilateral links to have strengthened so markedly as of the 2006/08 period? We may find some explanation for this in the opening of the Colombian economy, which has encouraged many countries -- including South Korea -- to carry out investments in Colombia. For many years, Colombia had been considered a risky country in terms of security, due to the lengthy civil war that it has suffered and also, due the challenge of drug trafficking. Since president Álvaro Uribe took office in 2002, however, the situation has changed dramatically. Guerrilla forces lost a fair share of their previous strength and the security situation has been greatly improved, allowing the Colombian economy to grow. After president Uribe’s re-election in 2006, foreign companies started to move into Colombia. The Colombian government has maintained an open economy and selected Asia as a priority region to pursue cooperative relations. From the view point of the situation in Colombia, a turning point in the history of bilateral relations occurred in 2006. Also, on the part of South Korea, growing importance has been awarded to securing access to natural resources and raw materials for its industries and to seeking the new parter of the cooperation in Latin America...
South Korea and Colombia formally established diplomatic relations in 1962. Through the history of bilateral relations there have been two markedly different stages. Bilateral relations remained in a state of low profile, passive cooperation for decades. However, starting in 2006, the cooperation became deeper. The bilateral trade began to increase and economic cooperation gained momentum. As of 2008, bilateral cooperation was strengthened not only in strictly commercial terms, spreading out to other areas such as diplomacy, culture, the defense industry, the exchange of high level visits, etc. The cooperation deepened to reach an all-time high in the history of bilateral relations. The number of South Korean companies settled in Colombia rose 6 times in less than 6 years. Both countries signed an FTA in February 2013 and have been actively cooperating in a sector with high entry barriers, as is the case of the defense industry. There has also been an active exchange of high levels visits, including the mutual visit of both presidents. What are the reasons for bilateral links to have strengthened so markedly as of the 2006/08 period? We may find some explanation for this in the opening of the Colombian economy, which has encouraged many countries -- including South Korea -- to carry out investments in Colombia. For many years, Colombia had been considered a risky country in terms of security, due to the lengthy civil war that it has suffered and also, due the challenge of drug trafficking. Since president Álvaro Uribe took office in 2002, however, the situation has changed dramatically. Guerrilla forces lost a fair share of their previous strength and the security situation has been greatly improved, allowing the Colombian economy to grow. After president Uribe’s re-election in 2006, foreign companies started to move into Colombia. The Colombian government has maintained an open economy and selected Asia as a priority region to pursue cooperative relations. From the view point of the situation in Colombia, a turning point in the history of bilateral relations occurred in 2006. Also, on the part of South Korea, growing importance has been awarded to securing access to natural resources and raw materials for its industries and to seeking the new parter of the cooperation in Latin America...
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Tesis inédita de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Geografía e Historia, leída el 18-02-2016