Towards a successful 7th World Water Forum

    Far left: Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea Suh Seoung-hwan. Far right, World Water Council President Benedito Braga and second to right, Council Governor and Co-chair of the International Steering Committee of the 7th World Water Forum Soontak Lee.

    Sejong City, Republic of Korea, 9 May 2013 - The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Suh Seoung-hwan, received the President of the World Water Council, Ben Braga and Lee Soontak, Co-chair of the International Steering Committee and World Water Council governor to testify of the full support from the new Korean administration to organize a successful 7th World Water Forum in 2015.

    7th World Water Forum 2015 to be hosted by Daegu-Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea

    The 7th World Water Forum will be hosted by the city of Daegu-Geyongbuk, Republic of Korea

    The World Water Council selected Daegu Gyeongbuk and the Republic of Korea to welcome the 7th World Water Forum in 2015, during its 43rd Board of Governors meeting organised on 14-15 November in Rome at the headquarters of the FAO. The selection followed a rigorous evaluation process for the candidates, closed by a final vote of the Governors.  Dr. Eun-kyung Park, Water Ambassador for the Republic of Korea, thanked the WWC Governors and expressed her wish to work in close collaboration with Scotland and the City of Glasgow, that competed with them to host the 7th World Water Forum.

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