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(BUSAN=NEWSIS) Busan City announced February 6 that it will hold a meeting on the outlook of maritime and fisheries for 2015 to discuss the major issues of the maritime and fisheries sector and seek measures to respond to the issues.

Busan and the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) will co-host the event to resolve the issues of the maritime and fisheries industry and find measures to develop the industry by predicting the future market.

The event will also be a venue to celebrate the relocation of the KMI, which will move to Busan in March.

The event will include an opening address by KMI President Kim Sung-gwi and a congratulatory address by Busan Mayor Seo Byung-soo, which will be followed by keynote speeches, plenary and roundtable sessions.

“The event will be an opportunity to make Busan as the mecca of maritime and fisheries industry by analyzing major relevant issues and seeking measures to resolve them. We will carry out an organic cooperation with the KMI to support Korea to become a maritime power,” said a Busan official.

heraid@newsis.com

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Source: Newsis (February. 06, 2015)

** This article was translated from the Korean.