'Choi Tae-won Supports Busan Expo Bid from Paris, Now Heads to Tokyo, Japan'

Chairman Choi Tae-won of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry is meeting with the press for an interview on the 20th (local time) at the InterContinental Hotel in Paris before meeting with the chairman of the 2027 Minnesota Expo bid committee.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jeong] Choi Tae-won, chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, who completed activities to attract the Busan Expo in Paris, France, has departed for a business trip to Tokyo, Japan.

According to the business community on the 23rd, Chairman Choi left Paris in the morning (local time) and boarded a flight to Tokyo. In Tokyo, Chairman Choi is scheduled to meet with Mimura Akio, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to discuss economic cooperation between the two countries.

In Japan, meetings are planned not only with economic organizations such as the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry but also with local companies. The schedule is tightly packed, and it is reported that he will continue a busy itinerary handling both economic diplomacy such as Korea-Japan cooperation and group business affairs.

The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry plans to hold an event in November, when the next chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry is decided, for the chairpersons of both chambers to meet.