South Korea will take part in a counter-piracy meeting in Rome this week, the foreign ministry here said Sunday. South Korea will join the host Italy along with other nations including the United States, Britain, France and Norway on Wednesday to discuss ways to cut off illicit financial flows linked to piracy and to share information in their fight against piracy. Moon Ha-young, a foreign ministry envoy for consular affairs, will represent South Korea at the meeting, the ministry said.