Changwon Mayor Heo Seong-mu Discusses Cooperation with Colombian Ambassador to Korea

Changwon City Hall Panorama

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju Cheol-in] On the 22nd, Heo Seong-mu, mayor of Changwon City, Gyeongnam, held a meeting with Juan Carlos Caicedo Rosero, Ambassador of Colombia to Korea, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Attendees at the meeting included officials from the Embassy of Colombia in Korea and Professor Yoon Sang-hak of Changwon National University. The city discussed mutual friendly exchange plans with Colombia, which holds strategic value as a foothold for advancing into Latin America.

They also explored trilateral cooperation plans among the city, the university, and Colombia regarding the Colombia shipbuilding Official Development Assistance (ODA) project promoted by the Changwon National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation.

Changwon National University was selected for the "Colombia Shipbuilding Revitalization Infrastructure Service Project" led by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and plans to transfer Korea's excellent shipbuilding technology capabilities over three years with a budget of 4.5 billion KRW.

Heo Seong-mu, mayor of Changwon City, said, "Colombia is the only Latin American country that participated in the Korean War," and added, "We celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations this year, and ask for cooperation so that the relationship between Changwon and Colombia can be strengthened in various fields going forward."

Ambassador Juan Carlos Caicedo Rosero responded, "Let us continue to strengthen future-oriented cooperation."

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