Accelerating Efforts to Attract Participating Countries for the 2026 Yeosu World Island Expo

Familiarization Tour Invites Heads of Foreign Missions in Korea from 32 Countries on the 20th and 21st

The 2026 Yeosu World Island Expo Organizing Committee (hereinafter referred to as the 'Organizing Committee') hosted a familiarization tour inviting foreign diplomatic envoys in Korea.

This familiarization tour was organized to promote the 2026 Yeosu World Island Expo and attract participating countries. The Organizing Committee introduced the Island Expo and showcased the flavors and charm of Yeosu to over 60 participants, including foreign diplomatic envoys and officials from 32 countries such as New Zealand, Greece, and Vietnam.

The Yeosu World Island Expo Organizing Committee invited heads of 36 foreign diplomatic missions in Korea for a two-day familiarization tour on the 20th and 21st to introduce the charm and flavors of Yeosu. Provided by the Yeosu Island Expo Organizing Committee

At the welcome dinner held at Sono Calm Hotel on the 20th, Kim Yungrok, Governor of Jeollanam-do and Co-Chair of the Island Expo, Chung Kimyung, Mayor of Yeosu, and Yoo Minbong, Secretary General of the Association of Governors of Korea, were in attendance. Following a presentation on the Island Expo by Secretary General Kim Jonggi of the Organizing Committee, Antoine Azzam, Ambassador of Lebanon to Korea, expressed his support for the Island Expo in his response speech.

Notably, during the event, Deep Wind Offshore (DWO), a Norwegian offshore wind power company, delivered a sponsorship worth 50 million KRW to the Organizing Committee and signed an official sponsorship agreement.

During the familiarization tour, participants visited Yeosu's representative tourist attractions such as Hyangiram Hermitage, the Marine Cable Car, Odongdo, and Jangdo, showing great interest in Yeosu's islands and sea.

Kim Yungrok, Governor of Jeollanam-do, stated, "Global attention and support are essential for the successful hosting of the 2026 Yeosu World Island Expo," and added, "I hope the ambassadors from each country will visit the various islands of Yeosu and share their charm with their home countries."

Meanwhile, the Organizing Committee is aiming to attract 90,000 overseas visitors from 30 countries to the 2026 Yeosu World Island Expo. Out of 115 countries that received official cooperation requests, 37 have been designated as key target countries, and country-specific negotiations are underway.

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