Korean delegates visit Tangerang

Korean delegates visit Tangerang

TANGERANG (JP): A delegation from South Korea's Boen County
Assembly visited the Tangerang Legislative Council on Wednesday
to boost ties between the two areas.

During a meeting with Tangerang councillors, the speaker of
the Boen Assembly, You Koyung-chok, expressed hope the political
uncertainty in Indonesia would not last long.

"We understand the ongoing situation in Indonesia, but it will
not scare South Korean businesspeople. This is a circumstance we
have ever experienced," he said through an interpreter.

He was responding to the speaker of the Tangerang Council,
Dadang Kartasasmita, who called on South Korean businesspeople to
continue to invest in Tangerang despite the political turmoil.

The visit by the nine-member South Korean delegation, which
was sponsored by PT Dong Djoe, one of the many South Korean
investment companies in the regency, was the first by foreign
councillors.

Unlike the Tangerang Legislative Council, whose 45 members won
their seats through a general election, the Boen County Assembly
comprises 11 members who were chosen through a direct election
that coincided with presidential and gubernatorial elections.
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