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![President Moon Jae-in, fifth from far right, applauds during the opening ceremony of the 15th World Forestry Congress at Coex in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, Monday, along with Qu Dongyu, director general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), sixth from right; Choi Byeong-am, minister of the Korea Forest Service (KFS), fourth from right; and Princess Basma bint Ali of Jordan, third from right. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11772804.jpg?imageId=11772804&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Korea Forest Service Minister Choi Byeong-am [KOREA FOREST SERVICE]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10654731.jpg?imageId=10654731&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A digital billboard in New York's Times Square advertises the 15th World Forestry Congress (WFC), which will be held from May 2 to 6 at Coex in Seoul. The WFC is hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization every six years to discuss environmental issues. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10450425.jpg?imageId=10450425&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)