○Lt. Gen. Park Woong, Vice Chairman of the Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff, participates in 'Indo-Pacific CHOD Conference' held in Fiji, from 14 to 16 August, 2023, on behalf of GEN Kim Seung Kyum, Chiarman of ROK JCS.

○This year's conference, bilaterally hosted by US INDOPACOM and Fiji Military Forces, is an annual event to strengthen the bonds between Indo-Pacific CHODs and to enhance mutual military cooperation. The military leaders from 28 nations in the region and NATO will participate.

○The main agendas are △efforts to uphold the international rules-based order, △response to cyber and information related risks, △tools for developing resilient communities in responding to national disasters and climate change.

○Vice Chairman will share the security situation of the Korean Peninsula and discuss ways for military cooperation through bilateral dialogues with the military leaders of Indo-Pacific region, such as the US, UK, France, Australia, Fiji, and NATO.

○This year's Indo-Pacific CHOD Conference will be an opportunity to further strengthen the coordination with the global community, such as the enhancement of the military cooperation with Indo-Pacific nations and NATO, and the deterrence of the nuclear･WMD threats of the North.