Jogyuil Jinju Mayor's Active Overseas Moves for 'Prosperous Jinju Season 2'

Asian Weightlifting Federation Executives ... Machinery, Silk, Agricultural Products Marketing

Uzbek Deputy Minister of Sports ... Strengthening Weightlifting and Industrial Exchange Cooperation

Mayor Jo Gyu-il of Jinju greeting Shakhril, Deputy Minister of Sports of Uzbekistan.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Mayor Cho Gyu-il of Jinju City extended his wide-ranging efforts for ‘Prosperous Jinju Season 2’ all the way to Uzbekistan.

On the 13th, Mayor Cho departed to attend the Executive Committee and General Assembly held alongside the 2022 Asian Junior and Youth Weightlifting Championships, upon invitation from the Asian Weightlifting Federation. During his trip, he promoted the 2023 Jinju Asian Weightlifting Championships and conducted overseas activities for ‘Prosperous Jinju Season 2’ before returning on the 17th.

As his first schedule in Uzbekistan, on the 14th, Mayor Cho visited the Korean Embassy, holding a meeting with Ambassador Kim Hee-sang and officials to discuss mutual cooperation between Jinju silk and Uzbekistan’s sericulture industry, as well as requesting market research to facilitate the entry of Jinju’s automobile and agricultural machinery companies into Uzbekistan.

He signed an MOU with Jumayev Alimjon, Deputy Minister of Uzbekistan’s National Silk Industry Agency Uzipaksanoat, aiming for mutual development of the silk industry. They pledged to expand trade through technical support for producing high-quality products and mutual exchanges involving silk yarn exports and imports.

Additionally, he met with Choi Hyun-pil, head of KOTRA Tashkent Trade Center, requesting support not only for the silk industry but also for the overseas expansion of the city’s key machinery industries.

As the final schedule on the 14th, he visited the ‘Jinjuze Silk’ factory, a Korean joint venture in Uzbekistan co-invested by the Gyeongnam Textile Jinju Silk Industrial Cooperative, to observe the silk yarn production process.

Through a meeting with Abdurasul Abdullayev, governor of Ahangaran District where the factory is located, he requested government-level cooperation to ensure timely supply of silk yarn needed by Jinju’s silk companies.

On the 15th, he held meetings with key executives including Mohamed Hassan Zalud, President of the International Weightlifting Federation, Mohamed Youssef Almana, President of the Asian Weightlifting Federation, and Busaba Yodvantoey, Secretary General, promoting the 2023 Jinju Asian Weightlifting Championships and Jinju’s cultural tourism industry through active sales marketing.

At the meeting, the President of the International Weightlifting Federation stated, “The federation will make every effort to enable North Korea’s participation in the 2023 Jinju Asian Weightlifting Championships,” and the President of the Asian Weightlifting Federation responded, “Since this is an important competition granting qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics, we will do our best to ensure participation from all Asian member countries.”

During a meeting with Shakhrilov, Deputy Minister of Sports of Uzbekistan, Mayor Cho introduced the excellence of Jinju’s agricultural products, machinery, and silk produced with pristine nature and top technology, requesting active exchanges and cooperation for the mutual development of the silk industry.

On the 16th, attending the Asian Weightlifting Federation Executive Committee and General Assembly, Mayor Cho informed participants about preparations for the next year’s Jinju Asian Weightlifting Championships, including venues capable of hosting a world-class event, transportation convenience from the airport to the venues, and visa issuance for participating member countries, receiving positive responses from the participants.

Mayor Cho personally presented the preparation status of the Jinju Asian Weightlifting Championships at the Asian Weightlifting Federation General Assembly, promoted the excellence of Jinju silk, one of the world’s top five silk production regions, and handled presentations at the General Assembly and Executive Committee as well as an impromptu interview with Uzbekistani broadcasters without an interpreter. Alongside Mayor Cho Gyu-il’s wide-ranging activities, ‘Prosperous Jinju Season 2’ is reshaping the map of Jinju.

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