Seocho-gu Signs MOU with Kingston, London's Largest Korean Resident Area in the UK

Cultural Arts, Youth, and Smart Education Exchange and Cooperation

Jeon Seong-su, Mayor of Seocho-gu (right), is taking a commemorative photo with Lee Green Kingston, Mayor of London, UK (left), after signing a business agreement. Provided by Seocho-gu.

Seocho-gu, Seoul (Mayor Jeon Seong-su) announced on the 29th that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in London, UK on the 27th, initiating exchanges in the fields of culture, arts, youth, and smart education.

Kingston is home to the largest Korean town in the UK, with over 20,000 Korean residents, and has shown great interest in Korea, having declared Kimchi Day last year as the first in Europe.

This MOU was established following a visit to Seocho-gu in May by the president and executives of Kingston University. The two cities promised to cooperate and exchange in various fields, focusing on culture and arts, youth, and smart education.

The Kingston delegation plans to participate in the ‘Seoripul Festival,’ Seocho-gu’s representative festival held on the 28th and 29th, and will tour Seocho-gu’s key policies and facilities for benchmarking during their stay in Korea.

The signing ceremony held at the district office was attended by Seocho-gu Mayor Jeon Seong-su, Kingston Mayor Liz Green, Chairman of the Council Andreas Cush, and other representatives from Kingston.

Mayor Jeon Seong-su said, “This MOU marks the first step in exchanges with Kingston,” and added, “We hope to continue developing a mutually beneficial cooperative relationship through exchanges in various fields such as culture, arts, youth, and smart education.”

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