Pyeongtaek City and Shinan County Sign Sister City Pact for Mutual Exchange and Cooperation

[Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City signed a sister city agreement on the 5th with Shinan County, Jeollanam Province (County Governor Park Woo-ryang), which embraces 1,004 islands, to promote mutual exchange and cooperation.

The agreement ceremony was attended by approximately 80 key figures from Pyeongtaek City and Shinan County, including Pyeongtaek Mayor Jung Jang-seon and City Council Chairman Kwon Young-hwa, and proceeded with the proclamation of "Pyeongtaek's Island," signing of the sister city agreement, and exchange of commemorative gifts.

The "Proclamation of Pyeongtaek's Island" held prior to the agreement was planned by Shinan County to share its 1,004 beautiful islands, known as Angel Islands, with all local governments across South Korea. By proclaiming Gageodo, located at the southwestern tip of South Korea, as "Pyeongtaek's Island" for the first time among domestic local governments, Gageodo is expected to be jointly referred to as "Pyeongtaek's Island" going forward.

In particular, this agreement holds significant meaning as Pyeongtaek City's first sister city pact with a domestic local government. Through this agreement, Pyeongtaek City plans to establish complementary relationships across various sectors including administration, culture, tourism, sports, and agriculture based on mutual trust and goodwill, and to cooperate with the goal of regional joint development.

Pyeongtaek Mayor Jung Jang-seon stated, "I express my gratitude to the residents of Shinan County for welcoming our visiting delegation from Pyeongtaek," adding, "I hope that through this sister city relationship, Pyeongtaek City and Shinan County will jointly develop as major axes of the West Sea region, and let us both work toward sustainable development."

Meanwhile, Pyeongtaek City plans to conclude a sister city agreement with Jecheon City next year and is committed to strengthening local autonomy and regional joint development through continued cooperation projects with domestic local governments.