Busan Mayor Park Hyung-jun Meets Tanzanian Minister of Land to Request Support for Busan World Expo

Busan Mayor Park Hyung-jun (right) and Angeline S.L. MABULA, Minister of Land of Tanzania, are shaking hands and greeting each other.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Park Hyung-jun, Mayor of Busan, continues his efforts to attract the 2030 Busan World Expo.

On the afternoon of the 3rd, Mayor Park Hyung-jun met with Angeline S.L. MABULA, Minister of the Ministry of Lands of Tanzania, at the International Protocol Room of Busan City Hall to discuss mutual cooperation measures between Busan City and Tanzanian local governments and requested active interest and support from the Tanzanian government for attracting the 2030 Busan World Expo.

Minister Mabula is currently on an official visit to Korea to attend the ‘2022 Smart Land Expo’ hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

Mayor Park welcomed Minister Mabula’s visit to Busan and emphasized the ongoing exchange and cooperation by stating, “During the meeting with Mwl. Mwl., Tanzanian Foreign Minister, who visited Busan last April, we also discussed various cooperation areas between Busan and Tanzania.”

Minister Mabula said she had previously met with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to discuss national cooperation measures related to new spatial information technologies and expressed, “I hope mutual cooperation between Busan City and Tanzanian local governments such as my hometown, Ilemela City, will expand.”

She also mentioned the challenges of Ilemela City, which has many public schools but lacks infrastructure, saying, “I would like to strengthen cooperation with Busan City regarding school infrastructure and jointly explore ways to improve information and communication technology (ICT) capabilities such as computers.”

In response, Mayor Park said, “Infrastructure, education, and digital technology are all areas where South Korea has strengths,” adding, “There is great potential for cooperation, and we will especially strive to enable Tanzania to participate in various official development assistance (ODA) programs related to education.”

He also highlighted the importance of human exchange, stating, “If Tanzania sends public officials, we will ensure they can participate in various programs conducted by Busan City.”

Mayor Park said, “During the meeting with Minister Mwl. Mwl., we had a friendly conversation regarding support for the 2030 Busan World Expo,” and requested “active interest and support from the Tanzanian government.”

Minister Mabula responded, “Minister Mwl. Mwl. is my friend,” and said, “I will convey the conversations with Busan City well to my colleagues and President Hassan, and I hope for good news.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.