Ministry of National Defense Launches 'Civil-Military Advisory Committee for Overcoming Insurrection and Future Defense'... Chaired by Hong Hyun-ik

Hong Hyun-ik, Former President of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy, Appointed as Chair

The "Civil-Military Joint Special Advisory Committee for Overcoming Insurrection and Designing Future National Defense," which will establish the national defense reform vision for the Government of Sovereign People, has been launched.

On the morning of September 30, the Ministry of National Defense announced that it held the inaugural meeting of the Civil-Military Joint Special Advisory Committee for Overcoming Insurrection and Designing Future National Defense at the ministry headquarters in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. The Civil-Military Special Advisory Committee is a consultative body directly under the Minister of National Defense.

The Ministry of National Defense explained, "By operating a ministerial advisory body led by civilians, we will ensure that the perspectives of the people are reflected in the government’s national defense policy agenda."

The Civil-Military Special Advisory Committee is chaired by Hong Hyun-ik, former president of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy. Previously, Hong served as head of the foreign affairs subcommittee of the National Policy Planning Committee. The Ministry of National Defense stated that this appointment was made "to ensure continuity in the implementation of national policy agendas."

Meanwhile, opposition parties have pointed out that including the word "insurrection" in the name of the Civil-Military Special Advisory Committee is inappropriate. Members of the National Assembly National Defense Committee from the People Power Party stated on September 22, "The term 'insurrection' still pertains to an area subject to judicial review."

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