Kim Chun-jin, aT President, "Supporting the Establishment of Kimchi Day from the US East Coast to the West Coast"

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] Kim Chun-jin, President of the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (aT), met with New York State Assemblyman Ron Kim and made a 'pledge of unity' to designate Kimchi Day in New York.

Kim Chun-jin, President of aT (fourth from the left), and Ron Kim, New York State Assemblyman (fifth from the left), are taking a commemorative photo after agreeing to support the establishment of Kimchi Day in New York State.

On the 17th (local time), President Kim met Assemblyman Kim in New York City and agreed on the necessity of establishing Kimchi Day in New York State. Last month, Assemblyman Kim also announced a proclamation for the establishment of Kimchi Day in New York State at the Korean Festival hosted by the New York Korean Association.

Assemblyman Kim is a second-generation Korean American who grew up with parents running a produce business in New York and is a politician who deeply understands the significance of kimchi.

During his visit to the U.S., President Kim is actively supporting 'Kimchi Day' in America, including attending the Kimchi Day celebration event in California on the 22nd.

In a previous meeting with New York correspondents, President Kim stated, "We need to create 'Kimchi Day' on the U.S. East Coast," and announced plans to support the establishment of Kimchi Day in New York State and other East Coast regions.

President Kim expressed his intention to promote the establishment of Kimchi Day not only in New York State but also in Washington D.C. and Virginia, saying, "Considering the number of Korean Americans and Chinese Americans in the U.S., now is a golden opportunity amid ongoing U.S.-China tensions."

He also said, "If Kimchi Day is established on the East Coast, it would be like the U.S. officially recognizing Korea as the homeland of kimchi."

Kim, a former member of the 17th to 19th National Assembly, emphasized that with the spread of K-culture such as Squid Game, "Like the Netherlands, the world's second-largest agro-fisheries export powerhouse, we can also become a Northeast Asian food hub."

The day before, President Kim signed a memorandum of understanding for mutual cooperation and strategic partnership with H Mart (CEO Kwon Il-yeon), the largest Asian supermarket chain in the Americas, laying the foundation to achieve an annual export target of 100 billion dollars in Korean agro-fisheries products.

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