Pyeongtaek City and Wonju City Establish Sister City Agreement

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] Pyeongtaek City and Wonju City in Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province signed a sister city agreement on the 16th at the Wonju City Hall and promised mutual support to establish an exchange and cooperation framework between the two cities and achieve mutual growth.

At the agreement ceremony, Pyeongtaek Mayor Jung Jang-seon, Pyeongtaek City Council Chairman Kang Jung-gu, Wonju Mayor Won Gang-su, and Wonju City Council Chairman Jo Yong-gi, along with private delegations from both cities, reaffirmed their commitment to mutual cooperation to accelerate substantive exchanges.

The agreement aims to establish a mutually complementary and sustainable cooperation model based on the industrial and geographical characteristics and regional resources of the two cities, and plans to promote various exchange projects including semiconductor parts and materials companies linkage exchanges, regional agricultural and special product exchanges, and cultural and sports field exchanges.

Meanwhile, both cities promised to pursue mutual discount benefits for tourist attractions and cultural facilities to provide tangible benefits that citizens can directly experience.

Won Gang-su, Mayor of Wonju City, stated, "The sister city relationship with Pyeongtaek City is a mutual growth strategy encompassing not only administrative cooperation but also private sector exchanges," and added, "We will create synergies for mutual development based on the resources possessed by both regions."

Jung Jang-seon, Mayor of Pyeongtaek City, said, "We will build a path of cooperation for economics and culture, and to improve the happiness of citizens in both cities," and stated, "We will do our best to establish a substantive and sustainable relationship."