[Gyeonggi] Pyeongtaek City will hold the "2024 Pyeongtaek International Peace and Security Forum" on the 7th.

Pyeongtaek City announced that it will hold the "2024 Pyeongtaek International Peace and Security Forum," which marks its fourth anniversary this year, at Lotte Hotel in Seoul on the 7th.The forum, which will be held under the theme of

The situation on the Korean Peninsula after the U.S. presidential election', will consist of two sessions: 'Strategic Competition in Northeast Asia and the Korea-U.S. Alliance' and 'Core of the Age of Economic Security, and Direction of the Semiconductor Industry'

Pyeongtaek City is the security center of the Republic of Korea, with Camp Humphreys, the largest U.S. military base overseas, and the ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command, a symbol of the Korea-U.S. alliance.

In addition, as a leading city in the high-tech industry with the world's largest semiconductor plant, the forum plans to explore the role of local governments as a key pillar of peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and cooperation measures to cope with the changing security situation.

"While the South Korea-U.S. alliance is changing from a one-dimensional military alliance to a comprehensive relationship of economic and technical alliances, it is a very important task to seek the role of Pyeongtaek City, home of the U.S. Forces Korea," said Mayor Chung Jang-sun.

"By actively incorporating the results of this forum's discussion into the city administration, we expect Pyeongtaek City to rise as an international city that plays a leading role in various fields such as economy, technology, and culture," he added.