Korean envoy seeking greater tourism and fishing ties with ENB

New South Korean ambassador Kang Kim-gu is keen to see the existing relationship between his country and East New Britain revolve into a comprehensive partnership in the fields of tourism, education, fisheries and maritime.
He was speaking during his visit to the Korean war monument in Kokopo to pay respect to about 4000 soldiers who died during World War Two.
“For the last 40 years we have been in diplomatic ties and so far we have cultivated our close relations,” he saoid.
“I would like to turn our close relations into a comprehensive partnership in close cooperation in tourism, education, fisheries and maritime.”
He said South Korea’s economy was getting stronger in North-east Asia while at the same time PNG was getting more developed.
He said both countries could explore many areas of mutual interest and cooperation.
Kang met Governor Nakikus Konga and was happy with general upkeep of the monument – built in 2014 at cost of K200,000.
He made a commitment to take necessary measures to support East New Britain maintain the monument.
Kang said Koreans were slowly learning of the monument’s existence and assured ENB that Korean tourists would turn up in numbers to visit it.
He agreed with ENB tourism authority chief executive Gard Renson that there was a need to add value to the monument.
Renson said the monument was a tourism product that could be put into a tourism package as ENB was known for its many historical sites with relics from the first and second world wars.