Chungnam Province Launches Special Committee for Attracting Defense Agencies to the Region

On the 19th, Chungnam Province announced that it held the launch ceremony of the 'Special Committee for Attracting Defense Institutions' at the Chungnam Provincial Office.

The special committee will play a key role at the forefront of attracting defense institutions such as the Korea Military Academy and the Korea Defense Research Institute to Chungnam.

The committee consists of 15 members, including retired generals, professors, defense and security experts, and representatives of the residents. The chairman is Im Gang-su, president of the Korea Security and Safety Management Association (retired colonel).

The term of the special committee members lasts until May next year and can be extended annually.

On the day, the special committee held its first regular meeting to share the purpose of establishing the committee and its operational plans, review the current status of efforts to attract defense institutions to Chungnam, and explore future directions.

They also agreed to unite efforts to develop and promote strategies such as establishing a defense institution attraction strategy and preparing a phased implementation plan (roadmap) for the creation of a mid- to long-term defense cooperation zone (cluster).

Jeon Hyeong-sik, Deputy Governor for Political Affairs of Chungnam Province, said, "We expect the launch of the special committee to invigorate Chungnam's efforts to attract defense institutions," adding, "The province will do its best to attract defense institutions such as the Korea Defense Research Institute to the region together with the special committee."

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