Lebanese officials to visit S . Korea by invitation of Seoul military SEOUL , April 5 ( Yonhap ) -- A group of government and military officials from Lebanon are set to arrive in South Korea on Wednesday for an eight - day visit aimed at better understanding the country , the South ' s military said . The trip is part of a program that is aimed at promoting South Korea ' s image to people in Lebanon where the country has stationed the Dongmyeong military unit since 2007 as part of U . N . peacekeeping troops . The group included key government and military officials and ordinary citizens as well as two journalists , according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff . They plan to visit security - related spots including the truce village of Panmunjom and the Joint Security Area ( JSA ) and will be able to enjoy South Korean cultural programs , it said . Since its creation in 2008 , the program has invited about 310 Lebanese citizens to visit South Korea . As South Korea ' s longest - serving military unit abroad , Dongmyeong is tasked with surveillance and patrol operations in the Tyre region as well as medical services for local soldiers and residents . The Lebanese visitors will return home on April 12 alongside South Korean replacement troops who will serve in Lebanon starting this month for eight months . This photo provided by South Korea ' s Joint Chiefs of Staff on April 5 , 2017 , shows a group of Lebanese people who will visit South Korea in a program aimed at promoting Korea ' s image . South Korea has stationed the Dongmyeong military unit in Lebanon since 2007 . ( Yonhap ) sooyeon @ yna . co . kr ( END )