Ganghwa County Signs Friendship Exchange Agreement with Palisades Park, New Jersey

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] On the 16th, Ganghwa County signed an 'Friendship Exchange Agreement for Mutual Prosperity' with Palisades Park City in Bergen County, New Jersey, USA (Mayor Christopher Jung) online at the county government office's video conference room.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions on international travel and social distancing measures, the county conducted the agreement ceremony online using a video conference platform.

Attending the online ceremony were Ganghwa County Governor Yu Cheon-ho and Ganghwa County Council Chairman Shin Deuk-sang, along with county officials, as well as Palisades Park City Mayor Christopher Jung and Palisades Park City Council Chairman, among others.

Ganghwa County and Palisades Park City established an organically cooperative work system based on principles of mutual benefit and equality, and pledged joint development by promoting substantive exchanges and cooperation in diverse fields including education, culture, tourism, and economy. In particular, they agreed to support exchanges of human and material resources including local specialty product distribution and trade, and to actively participate together in international events.

Palisades Park City is located in New Jersey in the northeastern United States, adjacent to New York, America's largest city. It is known as a small Korea within America, and has a well-developed Korean American community. Notably, Christopher Jung was elected as the first Korean American mayor of New Jersey in 2018.