Changwon City and Navy Hold Joint Meeting for '2020 Yi Sun-sin Defense Industry Exhibition'

Changwon City held a joint meeting with the Navy on the 20th to ensure the successful hosting of the "Yi Sun-sin Defense Industry Exhibition." (Photo by Changwon City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Choi Hyun-joo] Changwon City in Gyeongnam announced on the 20th that it held a joint meeting with the Navy to ensure the successful hosting of the ‘Yi Sun-sin Defense Industry Exhibition’ scheduled for November.

The meeting was attended by Gyeongnam Province, Changwon City, Navy Headquarters, Korea Naval Academy, and the Defense Logistics Command, where they discussed the scale and methods of exhibiting various strategic materials and warships, and held extensive discussions on measures to promote the defense industry.

The Yi Sun-sin Defense Industry Exhibition, held from November 11 to 14, is jointly organized with the Navy cultural event Navy Week, preparing various contents, and has established YIDEX.NET, an online defense industry business matching system, presenting a new trend in defense industry exhibitions for the first time.

Jung Hyun-seop, Director of the Strategic Industry Division, said, “This year, there is a particularly insufficient opportunity for defense companies to promote internationally,” and added, “We hope many stakeholders will show interest in the Yi Sun-sin Defense Industry Exhibition, a global event to widely showcase the excellence of our defense companies to the world.”

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