Gyeongnam Provincial Council Strengthens Friendly Exchange and Cooperation with Shandong Province, China

Visit for China Friendly Exchange After 4 Years

Engaging in Public Diplomacy Including Participation in International Events

The Gyeongnam Provincial Council Korea-China Overseas Friendship Parliamentarians' League officially visited Shandong Province, China, a sister local government of Gyeongnam Province, from the 3rd to the 7th for friendly exchange.

This visit was promised to meet once the air route opened through a video conference with the Shandong People's Congress in December 2022, when exchanges between countries were restricted during the COVID-19 period.

After the lifting of COVID-19 entry restrictions, friendly exchanges with the Shandong provincial government resumed, and the Provincial Council was invited to the Shandong International Youth Exchange Conference, with 17 parliamentarians visiting.

The Gyeongnam Provincial Council's Korea-China Overseas Friendship Parliamentarians' League officially visited Shandong Province, China, a sister local government of Gyeongnam Province, to promote friendly exchanges.

The Gyeongnam Province Korea-China Overseas Friendship Parliamentarians' League delegation held a meeting with Fan Huaping (范?平), Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the Shandong People's Congress, agreeing that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the sisterhood between Gyeongsangnam-do and Shandong Province, making it a monumental year to reaffirm friendship and expand and promote various exchange events between the two provinces.

Additionally, the parliamentarians attending the meeting conveyed the status and difficulties of Gyeongnam companies operating in Shandong to the Chinese side, requesting much interest and cooperation, thereby creating an opportunity to enhance the diplomatic and international stature of the Gyeongnam Provincial Council by participating in the International Youth Exchange Conference.

Seoh Hee-bong, president of the league, said, “The video conference at the end of last year and this visit to Shandong Province will serve as an opportunity to make exchanges between Gyeongnam Province and Shandong Province more active,” adding, “We will continue to carry out practical international exchange activities that enable the mutual development of the two provinces.”

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