「釜山エキスポのために地球を6周する長い道のり」...韓国国会議長が終盤の多国間外交に総力
``The long journey to circumnavigate the earth six times for the Busan Expo''...South Korea's National Assembly Speaker puts all his efforts into multilateral diplomacy in the final stage
On the 22nd, National Assembly Speaker Kim Jinpyo, who took time out of his busy schedule to travel domestically and internationally to host the 2030 Busan Expo, announced his activities in Mexico, Chile, and India.
The event ended with a 9-night, 12-day visit to Nesia. The venue for the 2030 Expo was decided on the 28th in Paris, France, as determined by a secret vote of 182 member countries of the BIE.
Final decision will be made. National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo said on the 23rd, ``The Busan Expo will be the springboard for national development following the 1988 Seoul Olympics and the 2002 World Cup.''
If we accelerate our efforts and gather our national strength, we will be able to host the event." Since taking office in July 2022, National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo has been working towards attracting the Busan Expo.
I have put all my efforts into this. Since taking office, he has traveled six times around the world (approximately 240,000 kilometers) until November this year, meeting with more than 700 presidents, speakers of the National Diet, prime ministers, ministers, and government officials from 75 countries.
I met some messengers. In the process, he also elicited positive responses from many national leaders. At the Diet level, apart from the government, through various parliamentary diplomacy, we
Developed diplomacy between countries. In the second half of this year, National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo made official visits to Eastern Europe, Poland and Romania, as well as Spain and Portugal, base countries in southern Europe.
Furthermore, after attending the IPU held in Rwanda, Africa, he met with the parliamentary leaders of six countries, including Tanzania, and appealed for their support for the Busan Expo.
During the same period, Li Zhanshu, then chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, was appointed as leader of Southeast Asia (Vietnam and Indonesia) and Central Asia (Turkmenis).
The government also invited the highest-ranking members of Congress from major regions such as South Korea (Tan), Africa (Nigeria and Kenya), and Central Europe (Austria) to visit South Korea.
In addition, National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo announced on the 22nd that immediately after visiting Mexico, Chile, and Indonesia, in order to secure support in the final stage, he visited BI in over 150 countries.
A letter was sent to the parliament chairs of E member countries requesting support for the Busan Expo. National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo said in a letter, ``Through this expo, we will share our experience of achieving rapid economic development and address climate change and polarization.''
``I hope that the 2030 Busan World Expo will be an opportunity to increase exchange and cooperation.''
2023/11/23 19:33 KST
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