Seoul and Busan Sign MOU for '2030 Busan World Expo Bid'

Oh Se-hoon to Actively Support Busan Hosting by Utilizing Various Media and Overseas Networks for Promotion

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon (left) and Busan Mayor Park Hyung-joon (right) met at Seoul City Hall on the 6th to sign a business agreement for cooperation in attracting the '2030 Busan World Expo' and took a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul City is lending its support to the successful bid for the '2030 Busan World Expo.'

On the 6th, Mayor Oh Se-hoon met with Busan Mayor Park Hyung-joon at Seoul City Hall to sign a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the bid for the 2030 Busan World Expo, agreeing to collaborate extensively in four areas including promotion and marketing to support Busan's bid for the World Expo.

Through this agreement, Seoul City has committed to actively support four key areas related to the 2030 Busan World Expo bid: overseas negotiation activities, promotion, tourism marketing, and Seoul-Busan joint cooperation projects.

Seoul City will utilize its network of overseas sister cities to support negotiation activities and will actively promote Busan's bid using various media channels it owns. Additionally, it will collaborate on marketing efforts to jointly attract international tourists and will work on discovering joint cooperation projects between Seoul and Busan to vigorously support the Busan bid.

Meanwhile, Busan City anticipates that if the Busan World Expo bid is successful, approximately 34.8 million visitors from over 200 countries will attend, with an estimated economic ripple effect of 61 trillion won. Seoul expects that with the World Expo held in Busan, many tourists visiting the event will also visit Seoul, further invigorating Seoul's tourism industry.

The final host city will be confirmed at the December general assembly after an on-site inspection by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) in March next year.

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