By Jung Sung-ki
Staff Reporter
A top South Korean Air Force general is scheduled to attend an international conference on security issues in the Asia-Pacific region in Hawaii next week, the Joint U.S. Military Affairs Group-Korea (JUSMAG-K) said Friday.
Major General Chung Pyo-soo, air force deputy chief of staff for personnel, will participate in the 18th Senior Executive Course to be held at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu from Jan. 28 to Feb. 1, it said in a news release.
Chung was invited to the course as a result of coordination between the Ministry of National Defense and U.S. Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, said the group attached to the U.S. Embassy in Seoul.
The one-week biannual seminar brings together senior military and civilian leaders throughout the Asia-Pacific region to discuss security cooperation issues.
The theme of this conference is ``Cooperation on Transnational Threats,'' according to the release.