Kim Yoon-chul, Hapcheon County Governor, Elected President of the Korea World Heritage Cities Association

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Kim Yoon-chul, the governor of Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam, was unanimously elected as the 13th president at the 25th regular meeting of the Korea World Heritage Cities Council.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Kim Yoon-cheol, the governor of Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam, was unanimously elected as the 13th president at the 25th regular meeting of the Korea World Heritage Cities Council held at the National Intangible Cultural Heritage Transmission Center in Iksan-si, Jeonbuk.

On the 28th, Governor Kim will serve as president for one year following his election, and Shim Deok-seop, the governor of Gochang-gun, was appointed as vice president.

At the regular meeting held that day, representatives of member cities attended to elect the next officers following the expiration of the 12th executive term, amend the regulations of the Korea World Heritage Cities Council, and decided that next year’s regular meeting will be held in the first half of the year in Hapcheon-gun, the president city.

The Korea World Heritage Cities Council is an association of heads of 25 cities, counties, and districts in Korea that possess UNESCO World Heritage sites. It was founded in 2010 with the purpose of actively responding to common issues of world heritage and promoting cooperation among cities for the sustainable development of world heritage.

Governor Kim said, “I will strengthen solidarity with the 25 member cities of the Korea World Heritage Cities Council to properly promote the shared value of world heritage,” and added, “We will do our best to enhance the council’s recognition externally as well as to promote friendly exchanges among member cities.”

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