A delegation from Nagoya City visits Jonan City... exchanging opinions on ”friendship, exchange and cooperation”

Shin Sang-jin, mayor of Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, met with members of the Japan-Korea Federation of Parliamentarians of Nagoya City, the economic center of central Japan, and said, ``Seongnam City-Nagoya City
A variety of opinions were exchanged regarding the ``Friendship Exchange and Cooperation Plan''. On the afternoon of the 12th, Mayor Shin told a delegation from central Japan that visited Seongnam City Hall, ``Seongnam City, the center of advanced industry in South Korea, and the economic center of central Japan.''
"If Nagoya City, which is the largest nation in the world, interacts in a variety of fields, including not only industrial and economic exchanges but also education and culture, it will be able to play an important role in Korea-Japan relations."
In response, Nagoya city council members from the Japan-Korea Parliamentary Federation said, ``While many Japanese cities have active exchanges with Korean cities, the fourth largest city in Japan
"I came to Seongnam with a sense of mission because Nagoya, the center of central Japan, does not yet have an exchange city in South Korea." Also, ``Nagoya City, which has a high concentration of cutting-edge industrial factories, and Pangi
(Itabashi) I believe that if Seongnam City, where Techno Valley is located, interacts, it will be able to contribute to the economic development of the East Asian region."
This meeting will be held in 2022 when the vice mayor of Nagoya City will be working with Chansung (Kuranari) in Jonan City.
After visiting junior high schools and Itabashi Techno Valley, the Nagoya City Council proactively considered exchanges with Jonan City, and actively requested a visit to Jonan City through the embassy, which made it possible this time.
The delegation was attended by 10 people from the political, business, and media circles, including four members of the Nagoya City Council of the Japan-Korea Parliamentary League, the director of the Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry of Aichi Prefecture, and the director of the Nagoya City Tourism and Cultural Exchange Bureau.
Through this meeting, Jonan City plans to promote exchanges with Nagoya City in a variety of fields such as education and culture.