Discussion on 'Post-COVID Economic Cooperation' Among Four Northern Cities of Korea, China, Japan, and Russia in Busan... General Assembly of the Northern Economic Cities Council

October 21, 10:00 AM?6:30 PM, on Zoom & at Nongshim Hotel

Busan City Hosts This Year... 13 Local Governments, 17 Organizations, and Companies Participate

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The "3rd Northern Economic Cities Council General Assembly," involving major cities from four countries including Korea, China, Japan, and Russia, will be held both online and offline in Busan from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on the 21st.

The "Northern Economic Cities Council" was launched in October 2017, led by Busan City, to establish a foundation for mutual cooperation through logistics promotion and economic cooperation among local governments in Northeast Asia. It has been regularized as an international council of Northeast Asian cities, holding a general assembly annually, rotating among member cities.

Last year, the event was scheduled to be held in Heilongjiang Province, China, but was postponed by one year due to COVID-19. This year, as the pandemic has not yet ended, member countries agreed to hold the meeting via online video conference using Zoom.

Hosted by Busan City and organized by the Busan Economic Promotion Agency, the 3rd General Assembly will include participation from 13 local governments from Korea, Russia, China, and Japan?such as Busan City, Primorsky Krai in Russia, Jilin Province and Heilongjiang Province in China, and Kyoto Prefecture in Japan?along with 10 related organizations and companies from participating cities.

Domestic member organizations including Busan City, Gyeongnam Province, and the Busan Research Institute will hold keynote sessions, industry-academia-research sessions, and business sessions at the Nongshim Hotel in Busan under the theme "Exploring Measures for Diversifying Northern Economic Cooperation in the Post-COVID Era," featuring presentations and discussions.

Park Hyung-jun, Mayor of Busan, stated, "Busan is a city with logistics hub functions where the continent and the ocean meet, serving as the start and end point of railway and maritime routes connecting the Pacific and the Eurasian continent," adding, "In this great transition period where a new economic order is being reorganized, I hope this general assembly will produce many insights that allow northern cities to take the lead."

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