Promotion of Hosting the 2025 APEC Summit in Gyeongju in Turkmenistan

Secretary-General of the World Heritage Cities Organization for the Asia-Pacific Region, Gyeongju Mayor Jun Nak-Young

Participates in International Conference in Turkmenistan, a Representative Country of Central Asia

The Asia-Pacific Regional Office of the Organization of World Heritage Cities (Secretary-General Ju Nak-yeong, Mayor of Gyeongju) participated in an international conference hosted by Turkmenistan, a representative country of Central Asia.

The international conference, held for three days from the 20th to the 22nd local time, was attended by six countries including South Korea, China, Croatia, and Bulgaria.

Gyeongju City is promoting its bid to host the 2025 APEC Summit at an international conference hosted by Turkmenistan, a representative country of Central Asia.

Under the theme "Core Strategies and Opportunities for Tourism Development in Turkmenistan," the Asia-Pacific Regional Office participated as an invited guest with local accommodation expenses supported, carrying out official schedules such as attending the conference and visiting related institutions.

In particular, the Asia-Pacific Regional Office emphasized that it did its best to promote the 4th Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly of the Organization of World Heritage Cities to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, in September 2023, and the hosting of the 2025 APEC Summit, which Gyeongju is determined to secure.

On the first official day, the 20th, at the international conference attended by the Prime Minister of Turkmenistan (Mahmedova Myakhri Zemal), the Asia-Pacific Regional Office focused on promoting Gyeongju and the hosting of the APEC Summit by conducting more than ten interviews with local state media and other press outlets.

Additionally, through a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Culture of Turkmenistan (Nursakhet Shurimov), they requested interest and cooperation in cultural exchange and collaboration between the two cities.

On the second day, the 21st, they attended Nowrus, the national spring festival of Central Asia registered as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, to understand the status of local intangible heritage preservation and utilization.

Through this, the Asia-Pacific Regional Office plans to link it with the agenda of the Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly in September, titled "Strengthening the Capacity of World Heritage Cities through the Utilization of Tangible and Intangible Heritage."

After the closing of the international conference, on the 23rd, the Asia-Pacific Regional Office emphasized the potential for cultural cooperation and development between the two countries at the National Turkmenistan University of Culture, where about 300 professors and students gathered, including the president (Yazyev Anamukhamet).

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