Kim Hyun-gi, Chair of Seoul Metropolitan Council, Makes First Overseas Trip Invited by Bangkok City Council

Official Visit to Bangkok City Council from October 24 to 28 for 3 Nights and 5 Days... Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the 2007 Bilateral Council Exchange Agreement, Expecting Expanded Exchanges... Scheduled Visits to Bangkok City Council and Bangs Environmental Education and Conservation Center (EECC) and Other Outstanding Policy Sites

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Kim Hyun-ki, Chairman of the Seoul Metropolitan Council, will embark on his first official overseas trip for 3 nights and 5 days from October 24 to 28.

This visit is made possible by an official invitation from the Bangkok Metropolitan Council to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Seoul-Bangkok council exchange, marking the first official delegation exchange between the two cities in four years since 2018.

Since signing the inter-council exchange visit agreement in November 2007, the two councils have dispatched mutual delegations a total of 13 times.

Chairman Kim Hyun-ki and the delegation plan to visit the Bangkok Metropolitan Council to meet with Wirat Meenchainunt, Chairman of the Bangkok Metropolitan Council, and tour outstanding policy sites such as the Bangs Environmental Education and Conservation Center (EECC).

The Bangs Environmental Education and Conservation Center is the first case in Southeast Asia where a wastewater treatment facility was transformed into an eco-friendly park for citizens. The wastewater treatment building is used as an environmental education center for citizens, and the surrounding park and reservoir have been maintained together, earning recognition as a green urban space reborn for the public.

Additionally, through a meeting with local Korean residents, they plan to listen to the current status and difficulties of the local tourism industry, which has been contracted due to COVID-19, and discuss ways to revitalize the tourism industry between the two cities.

Chairman Kim Hyun-ki stated, “Bangkok and Seoul share the commonality of having large populations and rapid growth,” adding, “Since there are many areas for close policy cooperation between the two cities such as transportation, environment, and urban planning, I hope this trip will serve as an opportunity to further strengthen friendly cooperation between the two councils and cities.”

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