Gyeonggi Province and Qazvin Province Sign Friendly Cooperation Agreement on 29th

Gyeonggi Province has signed an economic and friendly cooperation agreement with Iran's Qazvin Province.

On the morning of the 29th at 10:30 a.m. (local time) at the Qazvin Provincial Government Building, Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pil and Qazvin Province Governor Fereydoun Hemati signed an economic and friendly cooperation agreement in the presence of officials from Qazvin Province's economy and commerce sector and Lee Heon-bang, chairman of the Osan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

This is the first time Gyeonggi Province has signed an economic and friendly cooperation agreement with a region in the Middle East.

Gyeonggi Province currently maintains economic and friendly cooperation relations with a total of 20 regions across 14 countries, including 12 regions in Asia, 3 regions in North America, and 5 regions in Europe.

Both local governments decided to pursue broad cooperation in five areas through this economic and friendly cooperation agreement, including trade and support for small and medium enterprises, SOC and energy joint investment, healthcare, ICT and agricultural research and development, tourism and human exchange, and small and medium enterprise partnerships.

Governor Nam stated at the occasion, "I am pleased to establish a cooperative relationship with Qazvin Province, which is growing based on its rich history and culture," and added, "Cooperation between Gyeonggi Province, the eldest province of the Republic of Korea, and Qazvin Province, which has high growth potential, will be the future of Korea-Iran cooperation."

In response, Qazvin Province Governor Hemati said, "Qazvin Province is the center of Iranian culture with 10,000 years of history and a key transportation hub, with excellent human resources, fertile land, and Iran's largest industrial complex," and added, "We hope that the relationship between Qazvin Province and Gyeonggi Province will lead the relationship between Iran and Korea."

Qazvin Province is located 150 kilometers northwest of Tehran, Iran's capital, with an area 1.5 times larger than Gyeonggi Province. The region has a developed textile industry including fabrics and leather, as well as agriculture, and serves as a key transportation and logistics hub.