Ulsan City to "Lead Northern Economic Cooperation"... Hosting Largest Ever '3rd Korea-Russia Local Cooperation Forum'

From 3rd to 5th at Ulsan Exhibition Convention Center, 17 Domestic Cities and Provinces, 18 Russian Far East and Arctic Regions Participate

Main Design of the 3rd Korea-Russia Local Cooperation Forum.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The largest-ever 'Korea-Russia Local Cooperation Forum' is kicking off in Ulsan.

Ulsan City will hold the '3rd Korea-Russia Local Cooperation Forum' for three days from the 3rd to the 5th at the Ulsan Exhibition & Convention Center.

This event, marking the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Russia, is themed "30 Years of Korea-Russia, Making the Far East and the Arctic the Center of the World" to broadly expand exchanges and cooperation between local governments of the two countries.

In addition to the existing 17 domestic cities and provinces and 11 local governments from Russia's Far Eastern Federal District, 7 local governments from Russia's Arctic region are newly participating, making a total of 35 local governments. This is the largest scale since the forum's inception.

On the first day, the 3rd, an opening ceremony for the participating organizations' promotional hall will be held.

On the 4th, official events such as the opening ceremony, official luncheon, bilateral meetings between local governments, plenary session (summit), and welcome dinner will take place, along with side events including expert sessions by sector, trade consultations, promotional hall, and a Russian contemporary art exhibition.

On the 5th, Ulsan tourism and a farewell luncheon will be conducted.

The main event, the 'Korea-Russia Local Governments Bilateral Meetings,' is a one-on-one meeting between local governments wishing to participate.

Domestic local governments such as Ulsan, Chungnam, Jeonbuk, Gyeongbuk, Jeju, and Pohang, along with Russian local governments including Primorsky Krai, Sakha Republic, Sakhalin Oblast, and Kamchatka Krai, will attend to discuss regional exchanges and cooperation issues.

Ulsan will hold bilateral meetings with Russia's Primorsky Krai and Sakha Republic. During the meeting with the Sakha Republic, the 13th chair organization of the Northeast Asia Regional Local Government Association (NEAR), the Sakha Republic, will hand over the chair organization flag to Ulsan, which has been selected as the 14th chair organization.

At the 'Korea-Russia Local Governments Plenary Session (Summit),' ways to expand cooperation between Korea and Russia's local governments will be discussed.

Ulsan Mayor Song Cheol-ho and the governor of Sakhalin Oblast, the host of the 4th forum, will co-chair and read the 'Ulsan Declaration,' which includes key points such as expanding cooperation to implement the two countries' New Northern Policy and New Eastern Policy, and establishing a sustainable Korea-Russia cooperation system in the energy industry sector.

In the 'Sectoral Expert Sessions,' various economic cooperation expansion plans will be discussed, including activation of Arctic routes and logistics, South-North-Russia triangular cooperation, current status and prospects of Korea-Russia cultural and artistic exchanges, advanced convergence technologies, hydrogen industry and renewable energy, travel industry, and shipbuilding and marine equipment business.

As a diplomatic project commemorating the 30th anniversary of Korea-Russia diplomatic relations, the 'Korea-Russia Parliamentary Diplomacy Forum' will also be held concurrently.

At the side event 'Trade Consultation,' business consultations will be conducted with participation from 16 Russian companies and related domestic companies.

The '3rd Korea-Russia Local Cooperation Forum' is expected to serve as an opportunity to broadly expand mutually beneficial exchanges between local governments of the two countries beyond the economy to fields such as science, education, and culture and arts.

Ulsan Mayor Song Cheol-ho said, "Ulsan is equipped with large-scale ports and energy refining and storage facilities, making it an optimal location as an energy hub," adding, "We will make Ulsan a central base for northern economic cooperation in various fields such as Arctic routes, economy and industry, culture, arts, and tourism."

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