South Korea to take part in global anti-terror meeting

A South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul is scheduled to attend an international conference on anti-terrorism to be held in Washington this week in a bid to join global efforts to fight violent terrorism, Yonhap quoted officials as saying on Monday.
Tae-yul will attend the conference on fighting violent extremism slated for Thursday that will bring together government officials from 60 nations, according to Seoul's foreign ministry.
The conference to be hosted by US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to emphasize the global community's concerted efforts to curb extreme violence at a time when concerns are deepening over terrorist acts and a rise in foreign terrorist fighters.
A day earlier, a White House-hosted forum that will be attended by people from civic groups on the same topic will be held, officials added.
"The Korean government plans to express its support to counter violent extremism at the conference that will also serve as an occasion for Seoul to come up with its own measures to fight it," said a foreign ministry official.
On the sidelines of the meeting, Cho plans to have talks with Catherine Novelli, US undersecretary of state for economic growth, energy and the environment, and Acting Deputy US Trade Representative Wendy Cutler to discuss Seoul's possible joining of the US-led regional trade pact, named the Trans-Pacific Partnership.