Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun: "Suwon City Will Walk the Path of WTA (World Toilet Association)"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] At the 8th International Toilet Culture Conference held at the Suwon Convention Center on the 22nd, Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun stated, "Suwon City will walk together on the path that the WTA (World Toilet Association) is taking."

Delivering a welcoming address at the conference opening ceremony, Mayor Lee said, "As the city where the WTA and the toilet culture movement started, we will fulfill our responsibility," and added, "I hope the ideas shared at today's forum become the driving force in transforming the toilet culture movement into an activity suited to this new era."

The 8th International Toilet Culture Conference, jointly hosted by the WTA, Suwon City, and Ajou University, proceeded with a keynote speech by Professor Yoo Hee-yoo from Seoul National University on the theme of 'SDG6 Water and Sanitation,' followed by thematic presentations.

On the 23rd at 3:00 p.m., the WTA will hold its 6th General Assembly at the Suwon Convention Center's 2nd floor conference room to elect the 6th chairman.

Approximately 50 participants from 13 countries including South Korea, the United States, South Africa, Japan, Zambia, and the Philippines will attend the conference and general assembly.