Yongin City Exchanges Letter of Intent for Friendly Exchange with Seville, One of Spain's Four Major Cities

Mayor Sang-il Lee "Joint Development of Two Cities Through Economic and Cultural Cooperation"

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province has joined hands with Seville City in Spain for economic and cultural cooperation.

On the 22nd (local time), Lee Sang-il, mayor of Yongin, who is visiting Spain, met with Jos? Luis Sanz, mayor of Seville, at Seville City Hall and exchanged a letter of intent for friendly exchange between the two cities, agreeing to establish cooperative relations in various fields such as economy, culture, and tourism.

Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin (second from left), visiting Seville, Spain, is discussing intercity cooperation plans with Jos? Luis Sanz, Mayor of Seville (fourth from left).
[Photo by Yongin City]

Seville is the capital of Seville Province in the southwestern Andalusia region of Spain. It is home to various tourist attractions including UNESCO World Heritage sites such as the Alc?zar Palace and Seville Cathedral, as well as the Plaza de Espa?a, where the Ibero-American Exposition was held in 1929. As of last year, it is widely known as a tourist city visited by 3.42 million tourists worldwide.

Seville is also an industrial hub accounting for 25% of the Andalusian region's gross domestic product (GDP). It is known for its developed manufacturing industries such as textiles and automobiles, as well as finance, and is recognized as a competitive city in eco-friendly renewable energy and aerospace industries.

The letter of intent for friendly exchange includes commitments to "communicate and cooperate for the development of various fields such as economy, culture, tourism, education, and environment by exchanging economic delegations, holding fairs and seminars, exchanging cultural and artistic groups, and supporting promotion to strengthen a stable friendly cooperative relationship."

Mayor Lee said, "I consider it very meaningful that Yongin City has established a cooperative relationship with Seville, which is called the 'Pearl of Andalusia.' I hope that the two cities will actively exchange in various ways and learn a lot from each other while developing together, especially since Seville is a popular destination for Korean people."

Mayor Sanz of Seville also responded, "Let us actively exchange in the future to promote mutual development," and added, "I will consider visiting Korea and Yongin at an appropriate time."

This exchange of the letter of intent for friendly cooperation by Yongin City was carried out as part of fulfilling Mayor Lee's 8th term pledge to "promote sister city and friendly ties with global future industry cities." Earlier this month, the city also exchanged a letter of intent for friendly exchange with Williamson County in Texas, USA. Williamson County includes the city of Taylor, where Samsung Electronics is investing 20 trillion won to build a semiconductor fab.

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