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| ▲ This file photo provided by the Governors Association of Korea shows an event for foreign ambassadors on the southern island of Jeju in 2024. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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(LEAD) Jeonju to host annual event for foreign ambassadors in S. Korea
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SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The southwestern city of Jeonju will host an annual event between foreign ambassadors in South Korea and the Governors Association of Korea this week, the city government said Wednesday.
The event has been held annually under an agreement signed in May 2023 between the Council of the Diplomatic Corps and the Governors Association of Korea, a consultative body comprising 17 metropolitan cities and provinces nationwide, and chaired by Yoo Jeong-bok, mayor of Incheon.
Heads of foreign missions in South Korea are invited to the event to experience local traditional culture and tourism resources and share the value of K-culture.
The third annual event will be held in Jeonju, 210 kilometers south of Seoul, for two days starting Thursday under the joint sponsorship of the Governors Association of Korea, the North Jeolla provincial government and the Jeonju city government.
The event will be attended by 39 foreign diplomats, including heads of 26 foreign embassies, as well as 80 officials from the governors association and local governments.
Participants will attend a welcome luncheon hosted by the Jeonju mayor and a welcome dinner hosted by the North Jeolla governor and experience the region's representative cultural and tourism resources.
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