◈ At 10:30 a.m. (local time) on Jan. 5, Busan Metropolitan City signed a Friendship City Agreement at Anchorage City Hall… to pursue substantive exchanges and cooperation across a wide range of areas, including ports and logistics, tourism, culture, energy resources, and people-to-people exchange
◈ As Busan’s first Friendship City partnership with North America’s Arctic region, the agreement is expected to serve as a stepping stone for expanding the city’s diplomatic and economic influence into the northern United States
◈ At 3:00 p.m., the delegation met with the Governor of Alaska… confirming shared perspectives on proactively preparing for the era of Arctic shipping routes and discussing practical cooperation measures in a range of areas, including energy and natural resources, as well as the potential hosting of an Arctic Port Forum
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