S. Korea selected as chair of 2027 Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting

“South Korea will host the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) next year as the chair country, leading discussions on research promotion and environment protection in the South Pole, government officials said Tuesday. The 49th ATCM will be held in Incheon, just west of Seoul, in May next year, along with the 29th Committee for Environmental Protection, according to the officials at oceans and other related ministries. It will mark the first time in 32 years that South Korea will host the ATCM. During the 28th ATCM held in Japan last month, Seoul participated in discussions on environment protection in the Antarctic, the response to climate change, the promotion of tourism and non-governmental activities in the region, science research cooperation and other issues as the vice chair, the officials said. South Korea jointed the Antarctic Treaty in 1986 and obtained the status of a consultative party of the treaty in 1989.

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