Attending World Water Forum

Melanie Schultz van Haegen, third from left, minister of infrastructure and the environment of the Netherlands, poses with Choe Chong-dae, second from left, president of the Daekwang International Co. and a Korea Times guest columnist, at the Dalgebi Conference House in Seoul, Friday. The minister is visiting here to attend the 7th World Water Forum in Daegu and Gyeongju from April 12 to 17. Choe has worked on enhancing cultural exchanges between Korea and the Netherlands for decades. / Courtesy of Choe Chong-dae