By Jung Sung-ki
Staff Reporter
Arms procurement officials from 11 nations will gather here this week to discuss the possibility of conducting joint research and development of defense goods, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said Monday.
The two-day conference will open Tuesday at the Air Force Club in Daebang-dong, Seoul, it said in a news release.
``The participants will not only discuss their development policies, but will also hold in-depth discussions on ways to increase cooperation in technology and joint research and development of defense articles,'' Park Young-wook, chief of the agency's technology planning bureau, told reporters.
The opening day of the meeting will consist of panel discussions following presentations from officials from Turkey, South Korea and the United States, including William H. Buckey, U.S. assistant deputy under secretary of defense for international technology security, he said.
The forum will also be attended by officials and experts from India, Israel, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Switzerland.