Korea, China to discuss tourism exchanges

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Tourism ministers from South Korea and China will meet later this week to discuss ways to improve ties between the two countries, Seoul's culture ministry said Tuesday.

South Korean Culture Minister Yu In-chon and his Chinese counterpart Shao Qiwei
will meet in China's southwestern city of Kunming on Wednesday to discuss
exchanges for the upcoming Shanghai 2010 World Expo and the Yeosu 2012 World
Expo, the ministry said in a press release.
The ministerial meeting is one of several August summit agreements between South
Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Chinese President Hu Jintao to actively share
information and encourage travel between the two nations.
Minister Yu began his three-day trip to China on Tuesday.
The two ministers are expected to address simplifying entry requirements for
travelers, exchanging tourism delegations between the two countries and reopening
the Korea-China tourism promotion council which was disbanded in 2002.
Shanghai and Yeosu, about 455 kilometers south of Seoul, signed a four-year
agreement to cooperate and share Expo information in Seoul in August last year.
Under the plan, the two cities will assist each other in expo-related promotional
activities and dispatch groups of experts to exchange views on preparatory work.
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