Yoon: "Busan World Expo Must Be Hosted to Leap Forward as a Key Nation"

Directly Presiding Over the Central-Local Cooperation Meeting in Busan... "The Work of the Republic of Korea"

President Yoon Suk-yeol stated on the 6th, "The Busan World Expo is a task that must be secured in order to leap forward as a global pivotal nation."

On the same day, the last day of the on-site inspection by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) inspection team, President Yoon personally presided over the Central-Local Cooperation Meeting in Busan, emphasizing, "We must not think of hosting the World Expo as Busan's issue alone. It is Korea's issue and the issue of all provinces and cities."

President Yoon Suk-yeol is presiding over the 4th Central-Local Cooperation Meeting at BEXCO in Busan on the 6th.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

He urged the meeting participants, "Please actively utilize the international networks and negotiation channels of the 17 provinces and cities nationwide to win the hearts of the 171 BIE member countries." He added, "This World Expo will be an expo that creates global innovation by sharing our development experience with the international community and presenting a vision on global agendas such as climate change and digital transformation."

President Yoon also mentioned the theme of the Busan World Expo. He said, "Let us all strive so that future generations can dream of a better world, and global citizens can dream of a better future."

The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, key ministers, and heads of local governments from all 17 provinces and cities nationwide. Prior to the meeting, the four major local government councils?the Korea Council of Provincial Governors, the Korea Council of Provincial Council Chairpersons, the Korea Council of Mayors, Governors, and District Heads, and the Korea Council of Chairpersons of City, County, and District Councils?adopted a joint resolution for the successful hosting of the Expo. In the resolution, they pledged to ▲ create a nationwide boom atmosphere for hosting the Busan World Expo ▲ fully mobilize local diplomatic capabilities to gain support from the 171 member countries ▲ achieve national balanced development and success in the local era ▲ and establish a new cooperation model between local and central governments.

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