- The Department in Charge Actively Prepares for Ministry of Foreign Affairs On-site Inspection -
- Puts Forth the Best Efforts in Preparing for Pre-site Inspections of Facilities and Areas such as Safety Checks and Environmental Maintenance -
On May 3, Incheon Metropolitan City convened a task force (TF) meeting to address the site inspection for the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Candidate City. The meeting took place in the Vice Mayor's office located at the City Hall Office of Global City Affairs and was attended by the department heads from relevant government bodies, both central and local, as well as leaders from tourism agencies.
<Hwang Hyo-jin, Vice Mayor for Global City Affairs, hosts the ‘2025 APEC Candidate City Site Inspection Preparation Meeting’ at the City Hall Auditorium on May 3.>
<Hwang Hyo-jin, Vice Mayor for Global City Affairs, hosts the task force meeting for supporting the bringing of the 2025 APEC forum to Incheon at the City Hall Auditorium on April 2.>
This meeting aimed to actively prepare for the site inspections conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs following the submission of the application to host the 2025 APEC Summit on April 19. It was held in anticipation of the announcement of candidate cities on May 7, with site inspections of those cities scheduled for mid-May.
At the meeting, discussions were held on departmental and institutional cooperation measures regarding issues such as facility inspection and environmental improvement for site inspections, maintenance of major roads (facilities) and transportation facilities for the movement of inspection teams, and creating a welcoming atmosphere for the inspection teams.
Hwang Hyo-jin, Vice Mayor for Global City Affairs, emphasized, “Thanks to the active cooperation of all departments and agencies, Incheon was able to faithfully compile a vast amount of application documents that meet the evaluation criteria of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” adding, “Now is a critical moment where we need to focus all our efforts on preparing for the site inspections by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”
He further added, “I am confident that if all departments and agencies of Incheon City systematically prepare to showcase effective and convincing utilization plans for the key facilities outlined in the application documents during the site inspections, the 2025 APEC Summit will undoubtedly be hosted in Incheon.”
Meanwhile, according to the public recruitment for the 2025 APEC forum host city announced on March 27 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, after receiving applications on April 19, the selection process for future host cities will proceed as follows: site inspections of candidate cities and explanatory meetings on attraction plans by region will be held in mid-May, followed by the selection of host cities in June.
