Presidential Security Service Launches Security and Safety Control Center for September Korea-Central Asia Summit

The Presidential Security Service (PSS) announced today (the 24th) that it has launched the Security and Safety Control Center in preparation for the 2026 Korea-Central Asia Summit to be held in Seoul this coming September.

Led by the PSS Security Planning and Coordination Office, the Security and Safety Control Center consists of five operational headquarters—covering security, the military, police, fire, and anti-terrorism. It will be responsible for ensuring the personal safety of participating heads of state and their delegations, as well as managing safety across all human, material, and geographical elements of the summit venues, accommodations, airports, and event sites.

In particular, as this summit will be held in downtown Seoul, the PSS stated that it will focus on minimizing inconvenience to citizens while ensuring safety, planning to keep traffic restrictions to a minimum and enhance the provision of traffic information and guidance.

Hwang In-gwon, head of the Presidential Security and Safety Control Center, stated, "We will do our best to make this summit a successful national event by realizing 'open and low-profile security' through the harmonization of flawless security and safety with minimized inconvenience to citizens under restrained control."
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