Working meeting between the Chairperson of the State Commission on Information Security Mrs. Tsveta Markova with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea H. E. Mr. Chun Bee-ho

Posted on 07 Jul 2010 09:35:50

On 6 July 2010 in Sofia the Chairperson of the State Commission on Information Security Mrs. Tsveta Markova held a working meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of Bulgaria H.E. Mr. Chun Bee-ho.

Mrs. Markova introduced His Excellence Mr. Chun Bee – ho to the functions of the SCIS as National security authority. She stressed that the Commission exercises methodological assistance and control over the activities of the security and public order services.

Both sides shared their positive estimation of the signing of Agreement between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Korea in the field of the protection of classified information.  As the Republic of Korea has a significant progress in the field of technologies, the Agreement creates conditions for the participation of its companies in signing contracts in Bulgaria.

Mrs. Markova expressed her willingness for the activation of the practical implementation of the Agreement in force with the aim of increasing the commercial exchange between the two states.

His Excellence Mr. Chun Bee – ho explained that this is also his willingness and that in the frames of his mandate he will work for more active participation of Korean companies in Bulgaria. He informed that in the autumn of this year IT Cooperation Center will be established between the Ministry of Public Administration of the Republic of Korea and the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications of the Republic of Bulgaria.

The meeting was held at the building of the SCIS and was conducted in working atmosphere.