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Celebration of 15-Year Sister City Relationship between Busan and Dubai helps Further Cooperation

2022-01-24 261  Views
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두바이시 자매결연 15주년 기념행사(두바이 시청) 


On the occasion of the 15-year sister city relationship between Busan and Dubai a commemorative event took place at Dubai City Hall on January 17, 2022


The commemorative event aimed to celebrate the continuous friendship and exchanges between the two cities for the past 15 years beginning in 2006, as well as strengthen future practical exchanges and cooperation.


The participants included Busan Mayor Park Heong-joon, Chairman of the Busan Chamber of Commerce & Industry Jang In-hwa, a Busan representative delegation and the Director General of Dubai Municipality, H.E. Dawoud Al Hajri. The Director General of Dubai Municipality attended the meeting through video.


The Director General of Dubai Municipality offered his congratulations on the success of Korea National Day at the 2020 Dubai Expo and expressed his hope that exchanges between the two cities will continue to expand and mature in the future.


Busan Mayor Park appreciated the warm hospitality and congratulated the successful hosting of the 2020 Dubai Expo. He added that he and Busan delegation visited Dubai to learn about Dubai's know-how as the host city of the World Expo as Busan is a candidate city for the 2030 World Expo. He also expressed his hope to cooperate further to realize the two cities’ future vision.


Dubai is the second largest emirate and commercial capital of the United Arab Emirates. Busan and Dubai established a sister city relationship on November 13, 2006.