9.12. 17:30 We met at the International Protocol Room at City Hall on the occasion of attending the 7th Korea-Africa Ministerial Economic Cooperation Conference held in Busan... Discussing mutual exchange and cooperation measures and requesting support for hosting the 2030 Busan World Expo
Busan City conducts all-out activities to attract participants of the 7th Korea-Africa Ministerial Economic Cooperation Conference... We request support for attracting attendees to the welcome lunch and dinner, and promote visits to the venues scheduled to host the 2030 Busan World Expo.
□ Busan City (Mayor Park Hyeong-jun) met with African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina at 12:5 pm today (30th) at the International Protocol Room of City Hall to promote mutual exchange and cooperation with Busan City. They announced that they were discussing a plan.
□ Governor Adesina visited Busan to attend the 7th Korea-Africa Ministerial Economic Cooperation Conference (KOAFEC) and met with Mayor Park Hyeong-jun that day.
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<My7car one-African Ministerial Economic Cooperation Conference(KOAFEC) 개요> ○ Period/Location: '23.9.12.(Tue) ~ 9.15.(Fri), Gijang Ananti Hilton Hotel (Busan) ○ Event theme: Just energy transition and agricultural innovation ○ Major events: KOAFEC ministerial round table, economic cooperation project signing ceremony, business forum, etc. ○ Participants: Finance ministers from 54 African countries, international organizations, public institutions, private companies, etc. * KOAFEC: Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation Korea-Africa highest level economic cooperation meeting to discuss transfer of development experience and discovery of cooperative projects |
□ Governor Adesina has a special relationship with Busan.
○ I visited Busan for the first time while attending the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual General Meeting and the 2018th Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) Ministerial Meeting held in Busan in 6.
○ In addition, at this ministerial meeting, the 'Busan-type drone utilization system construction project' in which Busan companies participate was finally approved as an economic cooperation project, and a pilot project related to improving agricultural productivity using drones was successfully carried out with Busan in Tunisia, establishing a relationship with Busan. has continued.
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<Overview of Busan-style drone utilization system construction project> ○ Project name: Establishment of a drone utilization system to improve agricultural productivity in Africa ○ Purpose: Promote the distribution of advanced technology using domestic drones and pilot construction of infrastructure ○ Period: '18. 7. 27. ~ '19. 9. 26. (approximately 14 months) ○ Budget: USD 1,000,000 (KRW 11 billion) ○ Project details: Distribution of customized drone (Remo-M) platform based on domestic technology, transfer of drone operation and data analysis technology, implementation of training for local drone pilots, and development of training programs |
□ On this day, Mayor Park Hyeong-joon explained to Governor Adesina the status and strengths of 'Busan Finance', the financial center of Korea, and the attractiveness of Busan as a candidate city to host the 2030 Busan World Expo, and discussed mutual exchange and cooperation plans with African countries. discuss. In particular, based on this, we plan to ask African countries to reach a consensus in support of hosting the 2030 Busan World Expo.
○ Governor Adesina is one of the key figures in the African economic community and has enormous influence in African countries, including being selected as Forbes Africa's Person of the Year in 2013.
□ In addition, considering that the city is about three months away from selecting the host site for the 2030 Busan World Expo, the city will use this conference period as a golden opportunity to solidify African votes and make all-out efforts to attract participants of the 3th Korea-Africa Ministerial Economic Cooperation Conference. carry out activities
○ On September 9, Mayor Park Hyeong-joon attended a welcome dinner hosted by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Chu Kyung-ho and expressed support for hosting the 13 Busan World Expo to President Adesina, African Development Bank (AfDB) officials, African ministers, and delegations. We plan to ask you to do so.
○ On September 9, Busan City Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs Lee Seong-kwon held a welcome luncheon hosted by Busan City, explained the justification for hosting the 14 World Expo in Busan to African government delegations and African Development Bank (AfDB) officials, and discussed future economic prospects such as Busan-Africa overseas drone cooperation projects. We plan to ask for support and cooperation to strengthen cooperation.
○ On September 9, we plan to visit the North Port area with African government delegations to directly introduce the site scheduled to host the 15 Busan World Expo and demonstrate Busan City's enthusiasm for attracting the event.
□ Busan Mayor Park Hyeong-jun said, “I sincerely welcome Governor Adesina’s visit to Busan, and hope that the 7th Korea-Africa Ministerial Economic Cooperation Conference (KOAFEC) will be successfully held in Busan.” He added, “This meeting will contribute to the Korea-Africa economy.” “We expect this to become a practical bridgehead for cooperation, and our city will use this as a good opportunity to host the 2030 Busan World Expo and do our best to solidify African votes during the conference.”