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Seoul launches special security force for Korea-ASEAN summit
SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Thousands of forces from South Korea's presidential security service, police and armed forces will be mobilized to provide security for their president and leaders of 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) who will meet next month for a special summit, officials said Wednesday.
A number of Air Force fighter jets and Navy warships will also be deployed to
provide a tight shield against any possible attacks during the special summit to
be held on the southern resort island of Jeju on June 1-2, according to officials
at the Presidential Security Service.
Seoul launched a special task force, headed by the chief of the Presidential
Security Service, Kim In-jong, at the beginning of the year, and opened its Jeju
headquarters last Monday.
"We will provide complete security service to the participating leaders as we
have been preparing for the past six months to help the successful staging of the
Korea-ASEAN summit, which will mark the first multilateral meeting of leaders to
be held in the country since the inauguration of the Lee Myung-bak government,"
said Yoo Jeong-kwon, director of the task force's preparation committee.
The special security force will include officials from the National Intelligence
Service to help prevent any terrorism attempts, according to officials.
The presidential security service will also provide escort, as well as
transportation if requested, to leaders of Cambodia, Singapore, the Philippines
and Vietnam, who will make official visits to Seoul before or after the
Korea-ASEAN summit, an official at the security service said.
Over 2,000 people, including some 500 journalists, are expected to attend the
special summit in Jeju, which will mark the 20th anniversary of the start of
dialogue partnership between Korea and ASEAN.
The security service said it will also provide an opportunity for the Southeast
Asian countries to observe and take part in the country's advanced security
operations.
A number of security officials from ASEAN countries are already in Jeju for
discussions on the upcoming summit with their South Korean counterparts.
"They are very interested in learning our program as our security service is very
highly viewed in the international community," the official said, noting joint
preparations for the summit also included arranging the order of the leaders'
arrivals at the summit venue.
The task force will hold its first comprehensive rehearsal Monday and at least
one more joint exercise before the start of the summit.
bdk@yna.co.kr
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A number of Air Force fighter jets and Navy warships will also be deployed to
provide a tight shield against any possible attacks during the special summit to
be held on the southern resort island of Jeju on June 1-2, according to officials
at the Presidential Security Service.
Seoul launched a special task force, headed by the chief of the Presidential
Security Service, Kim In-jong, at the beginning of the year, and opened its Jeju
headquarters last Monday.
"We will provide complete security service to the participating leaders as we
have been preparing for the past six months to help the successful staging of the
Korea-ASEAN summit, which will mark the first multilateral meeting of leaders to
be held in the country since the inauguration of the Lee Myung-bak government,"
said Yoo Jeong-kwon, director of the task force's preparation committee.
The special security force will include officials from the National Intelligence
Service to help prevent any terrorism attempts, according to officials.
The presidential security service will also provide escort, as well as
transportation if requested, to leaders of Cambodia, Singapore, the Philippines
and Vietnam, who will make official visits to Seoul before or after the
Korea-ASEAN summit, an official at the security service said.
Over 2,000 people, including some 500 journalists, are expected to attend the
special summit in Jeju, which will mark the 20th anniversary of the start of
dialogue partnership between Korea and ASEAN.
The security service said it will also provide an opportunity for the Southeast
Asian countries to observe and take part in the country's advanced security
operations.
A number of security officials from ASEAN countries are already in Jeju for
discussions on the upcoming summit with their South Korean counterparts.
"They are very interested in learning our program as our security service is very
highly viewed in the international community," the official said, noting joint
preparations for the summit also included arranging the order of the leaders'
arrivals at the summit venue.
The task force will hold its first comprehensive rehearsal Monday and at least
one more joint exercise before the start of the summit.
bdk@yna.co.kr
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