South Korea Trains 10 UAE Presidential Guard Officers in Four-Week Protection Course

The Presidential Security Service said it provided four weeks of commissioned training for 10 protection officers from the UAE Presidential Guard Command, running from late last month through April 24.
 
The service said on April 29 the program was held at its Security and Safety Training Institute in Seoul’s Gangseo District and other sites. It said the curriculum was tailored to UAE requests while incorporating the agency’s protection capabilities. Weeks 1 and 2 covered protection theory and core skills, while weeks 3 and 4 focused on advanced training and response drills.
 
The Presidential Security Service and the UAE Presidential Guard Command have conducted commissioned training 14 times since 2010, the service said, building a close cooperation framework. Including those sessions, the institute has provided 55 commissioned training programs since 2006 for overseas protection agencies, including those from Uzbekistan, Cambodia, Qatar, Kuwait, Vietnam, Indonesia, Jordan, Russia and Mongolia, it said.
 
A UAE Presidential Guard Command official said, “We express our deep gratitude to the Presidential Security Service for providing an excellent course through systematic planning and high-quality operation.” The official added, “Based on the cooperation and exchanges of experience built so far, we hope the scope of cooperation between the two countries’ protection agencies will further expand and develop.”
 
PSS Chief Hwang In-kwon said the UAE is a key partner that has a “special strategic partnership” with South Korea, and he hoped the training would further strengthen security cooperation. He said the service would continue “protection diplomacy” by sharing “K-security” capabilities to help build trust between countries.