Gyeonggi Governor Nam Kyung-pil and Lao Vice President Discuss Enhanced Exchange and Cooperation

Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pil, who is visiting Laos, met with Phankham Viphavanh, Vice President of Laos, to discuss ways to strengthen exchange and cooperation between the two regions.

On the afternoon of the 7th (local time), Governor Nam held talks with Vice President Phankham Viphavanh at the Lao Presidential Palace and proposed activating exchanges including invitation training programs for civil servants.

In particular, Governor Nam introduced the 'Pangyo Techno Valley,' which houses cutting-edge industries, and the 'Gyeonggi-do Startup Campus,' an institution fostering startups, and stated, "If there are ambitious young people in Laos who want to pursue cutting-edge industries, please select them and send them to Pangyo."

Yoon Hwa-seop, President of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council, who attended the meeting, expressed his intention to provide fairy tale books to Lao children and requested the operation of a Gyeonggi-Laos youth soccer program.

Vice President Phankham Viphavanh showed great interest in Pangyo Techno Valley and the Startup Campus, saying, "Korea has provided much support to Laos over the years. I ask that Governor Nam Kyung-pil make efforts to develop exchange in various fields including economic cooperation, trade, and education between Laos and Korea."