[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City held the '2020 USFK-Related Agency Workshop' on the 22nd at the Paengseong International Exchange Center.
The workshop, held to establish a smooth cooperation system among agencies related to USFK, was attended by approximately 40 officials from 17 organizations including the Presidential Secretariat for Coordination, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, USFK Headquarters, the 8th Army, and the 2nd Infantry Division.
The officials held a time of communication among practitioners from each agency responsible for USFK-related work, sharing matters of concern by agency and raising grievances.
Additionally, Kim In-guk, head of the Pyeongtaek SOFA Center, gave a special lecture on 'Understanding the Korea-U.S. SOFA and the SOFA Citizen Support Center,' and retired Lieutenant General Jeon In-beom (former Special Warfare Command Chief) delivered a lecture on the theme of 'Significance and Tasks of the Korea-U.S. Alliance.'
Participants agreed, saying, "For Pyeongtaek City to become a 'shared, prosperous international city of coexistence,' close cooperation among related agencies is important," and expressed hopes that "we hope for continued attention and cooperation from related agencies in the future."
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