The Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity, formerly known as the Jeju Peace Forum, started in 2001. The Forum is an international comprehensive forum in East Asia in which the official aims are to build common peace and prosperity and addressing stability and security issues within the region through international cooperation. The Jeju Peace Forum started as a biennial meeting but it was reorganized as an annual event in May 2011.[1] Its permanent secretariat is located in the Jeju Peace Institute.