Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do and Andong-si Hold Sister City Agreement Ceremony

Mayor Bang Se-hwan "Actively Exploring Cooperation Areas to Ensure Practical Mutual Development"

On the 22nd, Gwangju City in Gyeonggi Province signed a sister city agreement with Andong City in Gyeongsangbuk-do for mutual development at the City Hall Vision Hall.

Mayor Bang Se-hwan of Gwangju City (right) and Mayor Kwon Ki-chang of Andong City are taking a commemorative photo after signing a sister city agreement at the Vision Hall of Gwangju City Hall on the 22nd. Photo by Gyeonggi Gwangju City

At the signing ceremony, attended by about 30 people including Bang Se-hwan, Mayor of Gwangju, Kwon Ki-chang, Mayor of Andong, the chairman of Gwangju City Council, city council members, and related officials, both cities agreed to actively strive for mutual development through active exchanges in various fields such as administration, culture, tourism, economy, and education, and to promote understanding, harmony, and welfare enhancement among residents through diverse exchanges and cooperation that reflect regional characteristics.

Andong is the spiritual cultural capital of our nation, preserving various historical and cultural heritages, while Gwangju City is a patriotic region with a long tradition, embracing Namhansanseong, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site. It is expected that the two cities share common similarities and have high potential for mutual development.

Additionally, Andong possesses various local specialties such as apples, Korean beef (Hanwoo), soju, and dried mackerel, which is expected to foster active exchanges and cooperation in urban agriculture fields, including revitalizing direct trade markets for agricultural specialties with Gwangju City.

In particular, it is anticipated that the two cities will grow together as future-oriented innovative cities through sustainable projects that will open the future, such as the high value-added industries including the Gyeongbuk bio-industry and vaccine cluster industry rapidly emerging as new competitiveness of Andong’s economy, and Gwangju City’s convergence cluster creation project and integrated bio-gasification facility installation project.

Mayor Bang Se-hwan said, “Since the two cities have formed a precious bond as sister cities, we will actively discover areas of cooperation to maximize strengths and lead to practical mutual development, laying the foundation to leap forward as more advanced cities.”

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