Foreign ambassadors visited the Ipo weir and Gang-chun weir in Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do. The ambassadors from 9 different countries, Singapore, Poland, Laos, Serbia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Oman, and Belgium, including Chargéd’Affaires of Republic of Cote de I’vore and Gabon, and consul of Mongolia appeared to the site on September 2.
On the way to the site of the Four Major Rivers Restoration Project from the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Yongsan-gu, ambassadors announced that flood damage has become a global concern and they have participated in this event in order to adopt the solutions of flood damage presented by Korea with enough concerns on the matter. “I must see the Four Major Rivers Restoration project sites,” said the ambassador of Singapore, Peter Tan Hai Chuan. He had participated in the event even though he had the important event and inspection schedules for his nation on the same day. Singapore is one of the countries that water is scarce.
The bus carrying the foreign ambassadors stopped at the Gangcheon Weir. They had a Q&A session shortly after having a briefing on the Four Major Rivers Restoration Project. Myungpil Shim, the Minister of the Office of National River Restoration, Sunghae Lee, director of policy and management department, Seung Kyum Kim, international public relations specialist, and Choongjae Lee, director of Seoul Regional Construction Management Office also joined. Ambassadors have asked sharp questions to know if the clay and sand taken from riverbed were sufficient to bury lowland near river and if the environmental assessment has been fully made in advance. They also took notes down while the Minister Shim answered back on their questions.
