KITA chief to visit Caribbean countries to help promote Busan's Expo bid

• Published date: 28 February 2023
• Publication title: The Korea Times

Koo Ja-yeol, head of the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), will visit five Caribbean countries as a presidential envoy to promote Busan's bid to host the World Expo 2030.

According to KITA, Koo will visit five Caribbean countries, including Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, and Antigua and Barbuda, for 16 days from Feb. 25 to March 12.

Koo will accompany a delegation of about 20 people including KITA executives and hold meetings with the prime ministers and foreign ministers of the five countries during his visit, to deliver a personal letter from President Yoon Suk-yeol and ask for support for Busan's Expo bid.

Along with this, the government also discussed ways to expand economic exchanges with these countries in climate change, environment and marine, forest preservation and...