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Jakarta, Seoul tighten bonds as sister cities
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Seoul Deputy Mayor Gyoung-Gee Liu (left) receives a gift from Jakarta assistant to the governor for transportation Sutanto Soehodho (second right) at City Hall on Monday. Liu is visiting Jakarta to tighten sister city bonds between Seoul and Jakarta. (Jakarta Administration/-)
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fter being sister cities for decades, Jakarta and Seoul tightened their bonds on Monday when the Seoul metropolitan government visited the Jakarta administration to discuss cultural exchange programs.
"Jakarta and Seoul have been sister cities since 1984. Our main purpose in visiting Jakarta this time is to introduce the tourism and culture of Korea," said Seoul Deputy Mayor Gyoung-Gee Liu at City Hall in Central Jakarta.
He said his government was willing to facilitate Jakarta officials if they wanted to promote Jakarta’s tourism potential in Seoul.
Related to Liu’s visit was a concert by Korean girl band Red Velvet themed “Seoul talk concert in Jakarta” in Kuningan, South Jakarta, on Sunday evening. "The performance was a part of our visit in Jakarta to promote our culture. We were surprised that the enthusiasm of the audience was very high," the deputy mayor said.
On Monday evening, the Seoul entourage is expected to meet tourism agents in the capital to discuss the possibility of working together to promote tourism in both Seoul and Jakarta.
