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NEAR Secretary-General Attends the First Local Diplomacy Forum2023-05-22

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Secretary-General LIM Byung-jin attended the First Local Diplomacy Forum 2023 themed, “Glocal Brand Strategy in the Era of Local Diplomacy.” The forum, which was held at the Seoul Korea Press Center, was organized for the first time to raise awareness for the importance of local diplomacy, bringing together those in academia, local governments, and others.



During the forum, Mr. Lim participated as a panelist in the session titled “Session 1: Strategies and Institutionalization of Local Diplomacy,” where he introduced the activities and characteristics of NEAR, which has put its best efforts into multilateral local diplomacy in Northeast Asia over the past 27 years, as well as the role in multilateral exchange among local governments.



During the opening ceremony of the forum, Mr. Lim also greeted LEE Cheol-woo, chairman of the Governors Association of Korea and governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, OH Se-hoon, mayor of Seoul, WOO Dong-gi, chairman of the Presidential Committee for Balanced National Development, JO Jae-gu, chairman of the National Association of Mayors in Korea, Carlos Victor BOUNGOU, head of Diplomatic Corps in Korea (Ambassador of Gabon to Korea), and YOO Min-bong, Secretary-General of Governors Association of Korea.



During his meeting with Mayor OH Se-hoon, Mr. Lim highlighted the fact that Seoul

is the only domestic city that has not yet joined NEAR and stated plans to continue discussions regarding the matter with Seoul City in the near future.