Mayor Shin Sangjin Forges Sister-City Ties with Bologna, Italy... Opens New Horizons for Cooperation in Europe's Advanced Industries

Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, has established a sister-city relationship with Bologna, Italy, and will expand cooperation in advanced industries, including artificial intelligence (AI), smart cities and digital content.

Seongnam Mayor Shin Sang-jin said the city signed a sister-city agreement with Bologna at Bologna City Hall in Italy on October 16 (local time).

This is the first time Bologna has established a sister-city relationship with a South Korean city.

It is also Seongnam's first sister-city relationship with an Italian city.

The signing ceremony was attended by delegations from both cities, Bologna city council members and Choi Tae-ho, South Korea's consul general in Milan.