Busan Mayor Park Hyung-jun Meets Georg Schmidt, Nominee for German Ambassador to Korea

Discussion on mutual exchange and cooperation plans between Busan and Germany in culture, tourism, economy, and exchanges at City Hall on the 21st at 4 PM

Mayor Park Hyung-jun: "We will jointly promote various collaborative projects enabling mutual

On the 21st at 4 p.m., Park Hyung-jun, Mayor of Busan, met with Georg Wilfried Schmidt, the designated Ambassador of Germany to Korea, at the International Protocol Room of Busan City Hall to discuss mutual exchange and cooperation measures between Busan and Germany.

Mayor Park Hyung-jun Meets Georg Schmidt, Nominee for German Ambassador to Korea.

Georg Schmidt, the designated Ambassador of Germany to Korea, visited Busan on the occasion of attending the Korea-Germany Chamber of Commerce and Industry 2023 Economic Outlook (KGCCI 2023 Economic Outlook) event, and met with Mayor Park Hyung-jun on this day.

Georg Schmidt was appointed in July after serving as the German Ambassador to Thailand, and is an expert in the Far East Asia field with a master's degree in Far East Asian Studies from SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies), University of London.

On this day, Mayor Park first expressed his gratitude to Georg Schmidt for visiting Busan despite his busy schedule early in his appointment, saying, "This year marks the 140th anniversary of Korea-Germany diplomatic relations, and there have been more exchanges between our city and Germany than ever before, including hosting the guest city event at the Hamburg Port Anniversary Festival. I hope we can discuss various cooperation measures together in the future."

He also said, "Currently, Busan is doing its best to create an investment environment for foreign companies, so I hope German global companies will take an interest in investing in Busan."

In response, Georg Schmidt said, "I understand that many exchange projects between Busan and Germany have been promoted, including this year's Korea-Germany Chamber of Commerce and Industry 2023 Economic Outlook (KGCCI 2023 Economic Outlook) event," and added, "I am especially pleased that Busan and Hamburg, which share many similarities, have become sister cities."

Mayor Park continued, "Following the sister city agreement between Busan and Hamburg in May this year, it is expected that exchanges in various fields such as culture, tourism, economy, trade, and human exchange between the two cities will increase," and emphasized, "I hope that this visit to Busan will serve as an opportunity to jointly promote various collaborative projects for mutual exchange with Hamburg and other cities in Germany."

The city is promoting various exchange projects, including hosting the "Hamburg HafenCity-Busan North Port International Port City Exhibition" at the "2023 Busan International Architecture Festival" held from September 20 to 24 in cooperation with HafenCity GmbH of Hamburg, Germany, a sister city of Busan.

Mayor Park concluded the meeting by saying, "Busan, ranked 6th in Asia on the World's Most Livable Cities Index, will do its best until the end to attract the 2030 Busan World Expo," and added, "I hope you will continue to support the successful hosting of the 2030 World Expo in Busan."

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