Icheon City Discusses Advanced Technology Cooperation with Israeli Embassy

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Um In-yong] Icheon City announced on the 26th that it held an informal meeting with a delegation from the Israeli Embassy to Korea at the Icheon Cheongmicheon Drone Airfield to discuss cooperation methods for spreading advanced technology between Icheon and Israel.

The informal meeting was attended by Icheon Mayor Kim Kyung-hee, Israeli Ambassador to Korea Rafael Harpaz, Icheon City Council Speaker Park Myung-seo, and Tamar Kosher Maron, Representative of the Economic and Trade Office, along with relevant Icheon City officials and staff from the Israeli Embassy to Korea.

Israeli Ambassador to Korea Rafael Harpaz is a diplomatic expert who previously served as Ambassador to Azerbaijan and the Philippines and as Director of the Asia-Pacific Division of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs before taking office last October.

The event proceeded with an introduction to Icheon City's new industry initiatives and future directions, followed by a free-flowing dialogue between the two institutions to communicate cooperation methods for spreading Israel's advanced technology. The event concluded with a tour of Icheon City's drone infrastructure and drone programs.

Mayor Kim Kyung-hee stated, "We welcome the visit of the Israeli Embassy to Korea. Our city is developing in diverse fields of culture and arts as well as cutting-edge industries, from ceramics and rice to semiconductors and drones, and Israel's advanced technology will be of great help." He added, "We hope that this informal meeting will lead both sides to achieve substantive cooperation results."