Central Council Meeting of Korea’s opinion leaders slated on July 13, 2017
There are only four months left to the Ho Chi Minh City-Gyeongju World Culture Expo 2017, and at this juncture opinion leaders of Korea from all walks of life are scheduled to attend the Central Council meeting at the Press Center in Seoul on July 13, 2017 for the successful hosting of the Expo.
Attending this meeting are some 30 leading members of the Advisory Council, including Governor Kim Kwan-yong of the Gyeongsangbuk-do Province (chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 2017 Ho Chi Minh City-Gyeongju World Culture Expo 2017), Secretary General Lee Dong-woo, Prof. Kim Duk-soo of Korea Comprehensive Art Institute, Director Kim Jung-man of the Korea Culture & Tourism Research Institute, Honorary Chairman Kim Jong-kyu of Korea Museum Association, President Moon Jae-wan of Arirang International Broadcasting Station, former Vice Minister Park Yang-woo of the Ministry of Culture, Honorary Chairman Kim Jong-kyu of the Association of Korea Natural History Museum, President Lee Young-hee of Lee Young-hee Masion De, Director Chung Woo-tak of the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding under the Auspices of UNESCO.
The meeting will hear a report by Director Lee Doo-hwan of the Secretariat of the Expo on the progress made on the Expo and the opinions expressed by the participants in the meeting.
The participants attending the central consultative meeting for the successful implementation of the Expo are representatives from various circles in Korea representing the fashion world, cinema, tourism, culture and exhibition; chief executive officers from the business world and leading figures from various other segments of society, including the Vietnam-related organizations and the mass communications media.
The participants will offer their opinions and professional suggestions for the successful implementation of the Expo with a view to making the program more substantial.
The central consultative meeting of the Ho Chi Minh City-Gyeongju World Culture Expo 2017 is a third meeting after the first one in March and the second one in November last year. The third meeting will review the progress so far made and seek ways to supplement to eliminate any room for improvement.
Secretary General Lee said: "The Ho Chi Minh City-Gyeongju World Culture Expo is the first overseas cultural event this year contributing to the promotion of relations and cooperation between Korea and Vietnam and a very important event of Korea whereas the APEC Summit meeting is held in Vietnam during the same time frame. I would like to solicit valuable opinion of the participants at this meeting for reflection in our preparation of the Expo which could contribute to the enhancement of the prestige of the new government of Korea.
The Ho Chi Minh City-GyeongJu World Culture Expo 2017, which seeks to promote co-prosperity of the different countries of Asia through cultural exchange, convenes in the Ho Chi Minh City on Nov. 19 this year, and runs for 25 days through Dec. 3 this year.