Speaker of the Irkutsk Regional Legislative Assembly Lyudmila Berlina met with the Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Irkutsk Choi Seok In, where they discussed the regional parliament and cooperation prospects.
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Irkutsk Region Lyudmila Berlina met yesterday with the Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Irkutsk, Mr. Choi Seok In. The meeting was attended by the deputy speakers of the Legislative Assembly, Gennady Istomin and Gennady Nesterovich, the head of the assembly staff Nikolai Pushkar, as well as consuls of the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Irkutsk.During the meeting, Lyudmila Berlina introduced the guests to the work of the Legislative Assembly of the Irkutsk Region, noting that in this convocation the regional parliament has been formed as a representative body of power of the new unified constituent entity of the Russian Federation.
According to her, there were economic and political prerequisites for the unification of the two regions of the Russian Federation: in 2006, in a referendum, the residents of the region and the district voted “for” the merger, and now the Legislative Assembly is working on forming the legislation of the unified Irkutsk Region.
Lyudmila Berlina noted that cooperation between the Irkutsk Region and the Republic of Korea began back in 1996. During this time, a delegation from the Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Assembly has visited Irkutsk four times.
The Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Irkutsk, Mr. Choi Seok In, stated that their goal is to strengthen friendly cooperation with Siberia and Russia as a whole. He noted that relations between the Irkutsk Region and Gyeongsangbuk-do Province will only continue to develop.