On March 14, 2005, Mr. Lee Soo-hwa, the Deputy Chief of Korea Forest Service attended the FAO Ministerial Meeting on Forest held prior to the 17th FAO Committee on Forestry in Rome, Italy. He made a statement focusing on the need for international awareness on invasive species such as pine wilt disease(pinewood nematode) after which the concern was reflected in the FAO Ministerial Statement.
Translated by Int'l Cooperation Division ☎ +82-42-481-4081 (Ms. Lee Mira)