Journalists from five African countries visit Korea at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Journalists from five African countries visit Korea at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Strengthening Korea-Africa relations
Increasing awareness and understanding of Korea’s culture and economy
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(Photo = Ministry of Foreign Affairs)They participated in the '2024 African Culture Festival', a pre-cultural event held ahead of the Korea-Africa Summit, and visited the Goseong DMZ, the National Museum of Korea, the Global Knowledge Cooperation Complex, and the Samsung Innovation Museum to learn about Korean history and the development of the cutting-edge knowledge industry. We completed a short but meaningful schedule of 5 nights and 6 days, including experience.
They attended the opening ceremony of the '2024 African Film Festival' as their first event, and journalists from Zimbabwe and Tanzania said that their countries' films were scheduled to be screened at the festival and that they hoped the festival would spark Koreans' interest in and understanding of African culture.
The press corps attended the opening ceremony of the '2024 African Culture Festival' held at Gwanghwamun Square and visited booths set up for each country. In particular, journalists from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania visited their countries' promotional booths and had time to talk with Koreans who were experiencing their countries' cultures.
Tanzanian journalist Livin Urio Joseph said that Korea and Africa were connected through culture, and expressed expectations that this would lead to strengthening diplomatic relations.
They visited the Global Knowledge Cooperation Complex to learn about Korea's economic development experience, while at the Samsung Innovation Museum, they learned about the history of Korea's technological development and experienced cutting-edge technology. Additionally, he visited the Goseong DMZ Peace Trail and walked through the DMZ to personally experience the history of Korea's division.
They expressed great satisfaction at being able to have a variety of experiences through a diverse schedule. In particular, he said that through this visit to Korea, he came to recognize Korea not simply as a country of K-pop, but also as a cultural and economic powerhouse and a country with infinite potential. He said that he would spread this experience to the people of his country upon returning.
He also expected synergies in cooperation between Africa, a young continent with abundant resources and many young people, and Korea, which has technology and capabilities.
This visit to Korea was carried out as part of the 'Foreign Journalists Visit Korea Invitation Project', and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has invited foreign journalists every year to increase foreigners' awareness and understanding of Korea. In particular, we are making efforts to promote Korea more widely by consistently inviting journalists from all over the world who have no experience visiting Korea.
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