Busan City Hosts '5 Major Religions New Year Meeting'

On the 19th at 3 PM, City Hall, over 80 attendees from five major religions (Buddhism, Protestantism, Catholicism, Won Buddhism, Cheondoism)

New Year hope messages and joint declaration announced... Promoting Busan's development, cooperation, relig

Busan City will hold the ‘New Year Meeting of the Five Major Religions’ at 3 p.m. on the 19th in the City Hall Grand Conference Room to welcome the Year of Gapjin.

Busan City Hall.

This year’s New Year meeting is organized under the slogan “We will soar again vigorously with the energy of the Blue Dragon” to mark the Year of the Blue Dragon, serving as an occasion to pledge harmony, development, and a new leap forward for Busan together with the five major religions.

The event will be attended by about 80 people, including the mayor and representatives and leaders of the five major religions?Buddhism, Christianity, Catholicism, Won Buddhism, and Cheondoism?and will feature ▲ delivery of New Year messages by representatives of each religion ▲ announcement of a joint declaration ▲ greetings and discussions between the city and the religious groups.

In particular, the mayor and representatives of the five major religions will announce a joint declaration for the development of Busan, promising to work together for citizen harmony and happiness, and to establish Busan as a global hub city.

The joint declaration includes ▲ promoting trust and respect based on mutual equality and fostering citizen harmony ▲ efforts for a happy city for citizens, such as creating a 15-minute city and green smart city, strengthening the Busan-style welfare and care system, and building a safe and healthy city ▲ active cooperation in laying the foundation for a ‘global hub city,’ including the construction of Gadeok New Airport, redevelopment of the North Port, establishment of the Tri-Port logistics platform, and creation of world-class tourism and leisure environments.

Mayor Park Hyung-jun emphasized, “Since this year is the Year of the Blue Dragon, we will make Busan a year to soar vigorously again with the energy of the Blue Dragon,” adding, “It is truly difficult for representatives and leaders of the five major religions to gather in one place, but that itself holds great significance. As we welcome the new year, gathering good energy and praying together, I believe the hopeful message shared by the five major religions will be a great force for Busan to soar vigorously this year.” He continued, “Based on the achievements and experiences Busan has gained through comprehensive diplomacy, we will make this year the first year of leaping forward as a global hub city. Together with the Special Act on Global Hub Cities, we will unite all our capabilities with the representatives and leaders of the five major religions present here today to make this truly a valuable year, enabling Busan to become a world-class logistics and financial hub city comparable to Hong Kong and Singapore.”

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