By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo

Mayor Choi Min-ho of Sejong City met with H.E. Paul Fernando Duclos Parodi, Ambassador of Peru to the Republic of Korea, on March 17 to discuss cooperation in various fields, including culture and agriculture.

The meeting was organized at the request of the Embassy of Peru in Seoul to build cooperation and promote exchanges between Sejong City and major cities in Peru.

Sejong City is expected to draw rich cultural results by utilizing the strengths of Sejong City, which is developing as the Korean Language and Culture Capital, along with Peru's capital city of Lima.

Mayor Choi welcomed the Peruvian ambassador and introduced the background of Sejong City's birth and the city's development process.

In response, Ambassador Duclos explained the development of Lima City and raised the need to strengthen cooperation in the field of agriculture.

Sejong City is currently supplying healthy agricultural products to citizens and increasing farmers' incomes through local food and public meal policies, and will share its best policies in the agricultural sector with Peru in the future. In addition, it will work closely by sharing advanced agricultural technologies and know-how such as smart farms and rural development.

“I hope that various exchanges such as cultural exhibitions will take place as we build a cooperative relationship with Lima,” said Choi Min-ho, Mayor of Sejong City. ”I hope that we will exchange information and develop together in various fields, including agriculture.”