South Korea's Seoul City takes on an important position on the Asia-Pacific regional ”board of directors” of the Local Government Association

On the 16th, the South Korean city of Seoul hosted the ``Universal Union of Local Governments Asia-Pacific Chapter'' (UCLG), which was held on the 15th in Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province, China.
At the general meeting of ASPAC, the next board of directors (2023-2025) was decided.
At this general meeting, Ambassador for International Relations Koo Hong-seok attended the board selection procedure on behalf of Seoul Mayor Oh Sehun. UCLG is a country of local government in the world.
It is the world's largest federation of local governments, and has approximately 240,000 local governments from 140 countries as members.
The UCLG Asia-Pacific Branch is an exchange association for local governments in the Asia-Pacific region.
It plays a role in conveying power and the voice of local governments to the international community. Approximately 190 local governments and local government federations from 22 countries belong to the Asia-Pacific Chapter. Since 2004, Seoul has
He has served on the Board of Directors and has been appointed nine times through general meetings. At this general meeting, along with Seoul, representatives from 56 local governments in the Asia-Pacific region, including Shanghai and Taipei, were elected to the board of directors. Busa in Korea
Eleven local governments, including Busan and Daegu, were elected to the board of directors, further strengthening the role of Korean local governments in exchange and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.