2006年11月16日，韓中親善協(xié)會(huì)會(huì)長(zhǎng)李世基甫抵杭州兩三小時(shí)，就在下榻的賓館接受了我們的采訪。盡管交談時(shí)間短暫倉(cāng)促，李會(huì)長(zhǎng)對(duì)韓中兩國(guó)友好、對(duì)浙江交往的印象，熱情親切，溢于言表。

李世基會(huì)長(zhǎng)這次是應(yīng)邀前來參加浙江省對(duì)外友好協(xié)會(huì)成立50周年紀(jì)念活動(dòng)、并對(duì)浙江進(jìn)行友好訪問的。成立于1994年的韓中親善協(xié)會(huì)，宗旨是“正確認(rèn)識(shí)中國(guó)，正確建立合作關(guān)系”。成立以來，關(guān)注我國(guó)的經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展，積極與我省開展經(jīng)濟(jì)、文化等方面的交流，作出了積極的貢獻(xiàn)。李世基先生擔(dān)任會(huì)長(zhǎng)多年，多次率團(tuán)訪問中國(guó)、訪問浙江，受到國(guó)家領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人胡錦濤等的接見，對(duì)韓中友好、浙韓交往，長(zhǎng)期奔波不懈，傾注很多心血。

李會(huì)長(zhǎng)說，韓中建交14年來，兩國(guó)在政治、經(jīng)濟(jì)、文化等方面取得了長(zhǎng)足的發(fā)展。去年11月，APEC在韓國(guó)舉行，各國(guó)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人相聚在釜山，中國(guó)最高領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人胡錦濤主席出席，特別引人矚目。兩國(guó)之間的交往頻繁，中國(guó)的各省、市、自治區(qū)幾乎都在韓國(guó)舉辦過“韓國(guó)周”活動(dòng)。2006年，中國(guó)在韓國(guó)舉辦了“感知中國(guó)”的系列活動(dòng)，今年為“中韓交流年”，中韓雙方都表示要為推動(dòng)兩國(guó)民間交流和合作發(fā)展作出貢獻(xiàn)，共創(chuàng)良好氛圍。

李會(huì)長(zhǎng)對(duì)2005年7月浙江省委書記、省人大常委會(huì)主任習(xí)近平率中國(guó)共產(chǎn)黨代表團(tuán)訪韓，并參加“韓國(guó)·浙江周”活動(dòng)；2006年3月，梁平波會(huì)長(zhǎng)率浙江省對(duì)外友協(xié)代表團(tuán)對(duì)韓國(guó)的訪問，印象都非常深刻。李世基會(huì)長(zhǎng)饒有興致地說：“他們的訪問更加深了韓中兩國(guó)人民的了解。在習(xí)近平書記訪韓期間，品嘗到鮮美的柑橘，了解到它的原產(chǎn)地來自浙江的溫州，大家當(dāng)即感到非常的親切?！?/p>

談到兩國(guó)的文化交流，李會(huì)長(zhǎng)更是興致勃勃。他說：“兩國(guó)的文化交流，更是活潑開展。在中國(guó)有‘韓流’，在韓國(guó)有‘中華風(fēng)’，互訪，互演，交流，合作，不計(jì)其數(shù)?！崩顣?huì)長(zhǎng)說，韓國(guó)人民對(duì)中國(guó)的文化非常崇敬，孔子、孟子、魯迅等中國(guó)文化名人，在韓國(guó)家喻戶曉，一代代韓國(guó)人從他們身上汲取精神力量。韓國(guó)現(xiàn)在掀起了一股學(xué)習(xí)中國(guó)文化之風(fēng)，有數(shù)萬名韓國(guó)留學(xué)生在中國(guó)求學(xué)。

“2005年7月，韓中親善協(xié)會(huì)在濟(jì)州島還特地建立了徐福紀(jì)念館。”當(dāng)李會(huì)長(zhǎng)談到徐福這位博學(xué)多才、通曉醫(yī)學(xué)、天文、航海知識(shí)的中國(guó)文化名人，在韓國(guó)受到如此尊敬，他們對(duì)有關(guān)中韓文化的如此重視時(shí)，令人備感敬佩。據(jù)韓國(guó)史籍記載，徐福在第一次東渡期間，曾在韓國(guó)留下許多刻石遺跡，在韓國(guó)古籍《三韓金石錄》中就有“徐（福）題名石哀王壬午濟(jì)州”的記載。

李會(huì)長(zhǎng)在結(jié)束我們的采訪時(shí)，深情地說：“我們兩國(guó)睦鄰友好，推動(dòng)建設(shè)持久和平和共同繁榮是我們的共同愿望。讓我們共同建設(shè)一個(gè)和諧世界，我們韓中親善協(xié)會(huì)也會(huì)貢獻(xiàn)一份力量。”

Common Prosperity and Shared Aspirations

By Yao Zhenfa， Du Xiaoying

On November 16， 2006， Mr. Lee Sei-Kee， president of Korea-China Friendship Association， arrived in Hangzhou. We met him at the hotel two hours after his arrival. Though the interview was brief， Mr. Lee was most cordial and enthusiastic when talking about the friendship between the two countries and his impression of Zhejiang Province.

Mr. Lee came to attend the celebration in memory of the 50th anniversary of the Zhejiang People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and pay a friendly visit to the province. The Korea-China Friendship Association， founded in 1994， champions a correct understanding of China and promotes a correct establishment of cooperative relationship. Lee as president for years has visited China and Zhejiang in particular many times and has met President Hu Jintao.

Lee said during the interview that there has been great progress in the cooperation of two countries in political， economic and cultural fields. Almost all the provinces， autonomous regions and municipalities of China have held “Korean Week” in Korea. In 2006， China sponsored a series of events in Korea to introduce China to Korean people. The year 2007 is the China-Korea Year of Exchange. The two countries will do more to promote people-to-people exchange and cooperation for mutual development.

Xi Jinping， secretary of Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of Zhejiang Provincial People’s Congress， headed a CPC delegation to visit Korea in July 2005. Led by Liang Pingbo， a delegation of Zhejiang Branch of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries paid a visit to Korea in March， 2006. Lee was deeply impressed with the two visits， which enhanced the mutual understanding of the two countries.

Talking about cultural exchanges between the two countries， Mr. Lee was excited. He said that the “trend of Korea” is a popular phrase in China while in Korea the cultural phenomenon of Chinese things is referred to as the “vogue of China”. Visits and exchanges are numerous. The Korean people respect Chinese culture and are familiar with the works of the Chinese cultural celebrities such as Confucius， Mencius and Lu Xun， which are household names in Korea. The vogue of China is all the rage in Korea and tens of thousands of Korean students now are studying in China.

In July 2005， the Xu Fu Memorial， financed and sponsored by the Association， was founded on Jeju Island. Xu Fu， an envoy sent by the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.) to lead a fleet and seek longevity elixirs in the East Sea. In Korea， Xu Fu is admired as a Chinese talent with profound knowledge in medicine， astrology， and navigation. The envoy from the central empire left many stone carvings in Korea， one of which is on Jeju Island.

At the end of the interview， Mr. Lee said， “Korea and China are friendly neighbors. It is our shared aspiration to promote everlasting peace and common prosperity. Let us join hands to build a world of harmony. The association will make due contribution toward this cause.”

(Translated by David)