On June 8, Mr. Hwang Kyo-Ahn, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, met with delegates from China and Korea attending the first China-Korea Governors Conference in Seoul.
Prime Minister Hwang sang a high praise of the outstanding roles played by CPAFFC and Governors Association of Korea (GAOK) in promoting the cooperation of local governments. He hoped that the Conference would make new contributions in developing Korea-China relations.On behalf of the Chinese delegation, Madame Li Xiaolin, President of CPAFFC, briefed Mr. Hwang on the exchanges conducted by CPAFFC with Korea in recent years. She hoped that the local governments in China and Korea would learn from each other, explore more fields of cooperation on the basis of mutual respect and win-win result, thus to inject more vigor into the development of bilateral relations.
Present at the meeting were Mr. Luosang Jiangcun, Chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region, Mr. Liang Gui, Member of the Standing Committee and Director-General of the Publicity Department of the CPC Shaanxi Committee, Mr. Zhao Haishan, Vice Mayor of Tianjin Municipality, Madame Wang Yanling, Vice Governor of Henan Province, and Mr. He Duanqi, Vice Governor of Yunnan Province, Mr. Yoo Jeong Bok, President of GAOK and Mayor of Incheon, Mr. Kwon Young-Jin，Mayor of, Daegu Metropolitan City, Mr. Song Ha-Jin, Governor of Jeollabuk-do Province, Mr. Ahn Hee-Jung, Governor of Chungcheongnam-do Province, Mr. Yoon Jang-Hyun, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City，Mr. Choi Moon-Soon, Governor of Gangwon-do Province，Mr. Lee Nak-Yon, Governor of Jeollanam-do Province, Mr. Won Hee-Ryong, Governor of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, and Mr. Qiu Guohong, Ambassador of China to Korea.
Hwang Kyo-Ahn(second from left) with Li Xiaolin(second from right)
