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Secretary General Kim oversees a formal briefing on National Assembly’s 2024 Ulchi civil defense exercise
- Oct 16, 2024
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Secretary General Kim Min-ki oversees a formal briefing
on National Assembly’s 2024 Ulchi civil defense exercise
National Assembly Secretary General Kim Min-ki presided over a formal briefing on the National Assembly’s 2024 Ulchi civil defense exercise on August 19 at the National Assembly's comprehensive situation room.
The Ulchi Exercise, which was integrated with the Korean military’s independent exercises under the “Ulchi Taeguk Exercise” in 2019, has been conducted in conjunction with the South Korea-U.S. combined military exercise, Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS), since 2022.
At the briefing attended by heads of National Assembly’s support organizations, director generals and directors of National Assembly Secretariat’s offices and bureaus, and chiefs of staff of committees, the Deputy Director-General for Emergency Planning provided updates on: ▲ current exercise situation and the National Assembly’s emergency preparedness procedures; ▲ discussions on major tasks to be addressed during the Ulchi Exercise; and ▲ plans for the practical training phase of the exercise.
Secretary General Kim Min-ki received the briefing and emphasized active participation of all assembly staff in the cyberterrorism response drills and the integrated defense training during the Ulchi Exercise period, saying “It is necessary for the National Assembly to maintain its core legislative functions and stabilize the life of the people in a national crisis.”
In addition to the mandatory emergency recall drill for essential public servants, the National Assembly plans to conduct practical training exercises for all staff during the Ulchi Exercise, including cyberterrorism response drills and integrated defense drills.
National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik also visited the Comprehensive Situation Room and Cybersecurity Center after the briefing to encourage staff.
The National Assembly expects that the various drills conducted during the Ulchi Exercise will help improve its response system in the event of an emergency and enhance the staff’s awareness and ability to respond to national crises.
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