Ambassador of Republic of Korea calls on Governor

5 Dariya News

Shimla 05-Nov-2020

Shin Bong-Kil, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea called on Governor Bandaru Dattatraya in Raj Bhavan today and discussed gamut of issues for strengthening Indo-Korean  bilateral relations.Dattatraya apprised the Ambassador of rich and diverse history of Himachal Pradesh and its rapid development in every sector, be it human resource  development, tourism, agriculture or industrialization. He said that Himachal is a tourism state and every year millions of tourists visit the state. Korea and Himachal could  collaborate in the tourism sector, he added. He said that the culture of both Korea and Himachal were quite advanced and both of them can work jointly in this direction. “We can  make our relationship stronger through Cultural exchange programs”, said the Governor.

He said that Himachal Pradesh and the Republic of Korea could collaborate in the field of tourism development, industrial investment, agriculture, environment, technology and  skill development in particular as well as cultural exchange.The Ambassador thanked the Governor for sparing time for the meeting. He said that both the Republic of Korea and  India could work together in revamping regional connectivity and facilitating people to people contact.The Ambassador was accompanied by Mr Chang Ho Seung, Minister- Counsellor and Ms Kang Yeon Soo, Second Secretary in the Embassy.Later, Secretary of Governor Rakesh Kanwar also apprised the Ambassador about the heritage building of  Raj Bhavan.