Reporter Kayla Lee The Namyangju City delegation, composed of officials from Namyangju City and members of the city council, arrived in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on July 10 to carry out an official visit and engage in scheduled activities. According to the Namyangju City on July 12, Namyangju City officials had discussions with key figures such as Mayor Dalgorsuren Somiya Bazar of Ulaanbaatar City, and other relevant officials over a span of two days starting from July 10, regarding international exchange matters that the two cities will pursue in the future. Prior to this, the delegation from Nam
Reporter Kayla Lee First Lady Kim Keon-hee participated in the NATO Summit Spouses’ Program on July 12, local time. The program included spouses of heads of state from Ukraine, Japan, France, Turkey, Greece, Poland, and others. Invited by the First Lady of Lithuania, Diana Nausėdienė, and the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, Kim Keon-hee met with Ukrainian children, women, and youth at the Ukrainian Center in Vilnius. The Ukrainian Center, which opened in June 2022, is the first center for Ukrainian refugees within EU member states, providing temporary childcare, children's education, cu
시민행정신문 이정하 기자 | 남양주시는 지난 12일 몽골 울란바토르시에 있는 다산숲, 남양주거리, 남양주문화관을 방문하여 기존에 진행했던 우호교류 추진사업의 현장을 확인했다고 13일 밝혔다. 남양주시와 몽골 울란바토르시는 1998년 우호교류협약을 체결한 이후 행정·문화·경제 등 다양한 분야에서 활발한 교류를 진행했다. 특히 시는 몽골 울란바토르에 다산숲, 남양주거리를 조성하고, 남양주문화관을 건립하는 등의 사업을 추진해 양 도시의 협력관계를 공고히 했다. 먼저 대표단은 울란바토르 민족국립공원 내에 위치한‘다산숲’을 방문해 현장을 살펴보고 관계자들과 향후 계획에 대한 이야기를 나눴다. 시는 2018년 사막화 방지를 위해 11,230주에 이르는 수목을 울란바토르시에 식재해 다산숲을 조성한 바 있다. 현재는 몽골 울란바토르 민족공원에서 다산숲을 관리하고 있으며, 울란바토르시에서는 계속적으로 시민편의시설과 문화체육시설을 조성하고 관리할 예정이다. 또한, 주광덕 시장을 비롯한 대표단은 1.2km에 달하는 남양주거리를 도보로 이동하며 조성 현장을 살피고, 남양주문화관을 방문해 몽골장학회 관계자들과 간담회를 진행하며 문화관 운영 및 장학사업 추진현황을
Reporter Kayla Lee During his visit to Lithuania to attend the NATO Summit, President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan for about 30 minutes on July 12 (local time). The two leaders evaluated the efforts to improve bilateral relations, including the restoration of shuttle diplomacy after 12 years, through mutual visits between Seoul and Tokyo in the first half of this year, and agreed to continue efforts to further develop bilateral cooperation in a future-oriented manner. To achieve this, the two leaders agreed to actively utilize government and private se
Reporter Kayla Lee During his visit to Poland, President Yoon Suk-yeol, accompanied by First Lady Kim Keon-hee, hosted a dinner meeting with overseas Koreans living in Poland on July 12. The meeting took place with the participation of around 80 diaspora members actively engaged across Poland. In his words of encouragement, President Yoon emphasized that since establishing diplomatic relations in 1989, Korea and Poland have built an exemplary and mutually beneficial cooperative relationship, and now both countries have become important strategic partners for each other. President Yoon mentione
Reporter Kayla Lee resident Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins on July 11 to discuss measures for enhancing stability and substantial cooperation in the supply chain within the Indo-Pacific region, a key partner for both countries. During the summit meeting, which took place on the occasion of President Yoon's participation in the NATO Summit, the two leaders agreed to further develop the cooperation between their countries as universal values-sharing nations that uphold freedom, human rights, and the rule of law. Acknowledging that bilateral trade betwee
Reporter Kayla Lee President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with Romanian President Klaus Werner Iohannis on July 11, as part of the NATO Summit, to discuss substantial cooperation between Korea and Romania and major international issues including the North Korean nuclear problem. President Yoon expressed his expectations for close cooperation between the two countries not only in the automotive and steel industries, in which they have collaborated in the past, but also in future areas such as nuclear power plants, infrastructure development, and defense. In particular, President Yoon acknowledge
Reporter Kayla Lee During his visit to Vilnius, Lithuania, to attend the NATO Summit, President Yoon Suk-yeol held a meeting with Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), on July 11 (local time). They exchanged views on Korea-NATO cooperation, the Ukraine conflict, and North Korea's nuclear and missile threats. President Yoon highly evaluated the ongoing development of the cooperative relationship between Korea and NATO as partners sharing core values. In particular, both sides welcomed the signing of the Individual Tailored Partnership Program
Reporter Kayla Lee president Yoon Suk-yeol held a luncheon with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on July 11 to enhance substantive cooperation between the two countries and talk about regional situation, during his attendance at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit (July 11 to 12 in Vilnius). The two leaders expressed satisfaction with the strengthening of cooperation between the two countries in various fields such as national defense and security, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and nuclear power since Prime Minister Rutte's visit to Korea last November. In particular
시민행정신문 이정하 기자 | 중국 산둥성 제녕시 경제상업대표단이 13~14일 1박 2일 일정으로 우호협력 증진과 산업발전 교류를 위해 영주시를 방문했다. 영주시와 제녕시는 지난 2010년 9월 우호교류협약 체결 이후 상호 간 경제, 교육, 청소년, 문화, 예술 교류를 지속적으로 진행해 왔다. 이화광 제녕시 인민정부외사판공실 부주임을 단장으로 한 이번 제녕시 대표단의 방문은 코로나19 확산으로 2019년 이후 4년 만에 이뤄졌다. 이번 방문을 기점으로 양 도시 간의 우호교류가 본격적으로 재개될 전망이다. 방문 첫날인 13일에는 양 도시의 우호협력 관계를 증진을 위한 환영 행사에 이어 경제산업간담회에서 시는 영주상공회의소와 함께 산업현황, 기업지원 시책, 첨단베어링 국가산단 마스터플랜 등 그간의 성과와 경쟁력을 소개하는 시간을 가졌다. 대표단은 방문 이틀째인 14일에는 산삼배양근을 이용한 바이오기업 ㈜비트로시스와 베어링 산업의 중추적인 역할을 담당하는 하이테크베어링시험평가센터와 ㈜삼호엔지니어링을 시찰하며 영주시 산업 현황을 살펴본다. 시는 방문단을 통해 적극적인 기업유치 활동을 진행하고 산업발전을 위한 다방면의 산업교류를 진행할 계획이다.