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S. Korea to join global efforts against crime in Central America
South Korea will attend an international conference in Guatemala next week to join global efforts against crime in Central America, the foreign ministry here said Wednesday.
Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Jae-shin will represent South Korea at the two-day International Conference in support of the Central America Security Strategy, starting on June 22 in the Guatemalan capital of Guatemala City, the ministry said in a statement.
"South Korea is known as a country that has secured a high level of public safety through political, economic and social developments since the end of World War II," the ministry said. "We plan to share our experiences with the countries of Central America and actively participate in the international community's efforts to realize public safety, democracy and other universal values in the region."
The conference will aim to establish a joint security strategy and strengthen public safety through the eradication and prevention of crime, rehabilitation of criminals and stronger institutional measures, according to the ministry.
South Korea is attending the conference at the invitation of the Guatemalan government, which chairs the Central American Integration System (SICA). Other participants are expected to include Mexican President Felipe Calderon, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and delegations from some 40 countries and the United Nations.
Crime rates are known to be high in Central America, with 77 homicides per 100,000 people in Honduras last year, according to U.N. data. El Salvador had 71 homicides per 100,000 people in the same year, while Guatemala had 48, compared with 14 in Iraq.
The ministry said it will also push for the safety of 25,000 South Koreans living in the region as well as some 2,000 South Korean businesses operating there. Eighty-six cases of crime against South Koreans were reported last year, up 56 percent from 2009, the ministry said. About one-quarter of them were robberies, while homicides accounted for nearly 6 percent of the total.
Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Jae-shin will represent South Korea at the two-day International Conference in support of the Central America Security Strategy, starting on June 22 in the Guatemalan capital of Guatemala City, the ministry said in a statement.
"South Korea is known as a country that has secured a high level of public safety through political, economic and social developments since the end of World War II," the ministry said. "We plan to share our experiences with the countries of Central America and actively participate in the international community's efforts to realize public safety, democracy and other universal values in the region."
The conference will aim to establish a joint security strategy and strengthen public safety through the eradication and prevention of crime, rehabilitation of criminals and stronger institutional measures, according to the ministry.
South Korea is attending the conference at the invitation of the Guatemalan government, which chairs the Central American Integration System (SICA). Other participants are expected to include Mexican President Felipe Calderon, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and delegations from some 40 countries and the United Nations.
Crime rates are known to be high in Central America, with 77 homicides per 100,000 people in Honduras last year, according to U.N. data. El Salvador had 71 homicides per 100,000 people in the same year, while Guatemala had 48, compared with 14 in Iraq.
The ministry said it will also push for the safety of 25,000 South Koreans living in the region as well as some 2,000 South Korean businesses operating there. Eighty-six cases of crime against South Koreans were reported last year, up 56 percent from 2009, the ministry said. About one-quarter of them were robberies, while homicides accounted for nearly 6 percent of the total.
