South Korea has won its bid to host the 25th World Scout Jamboree in 2023.
 
[Sound bite: World Scout Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan]
 
Saemangeum in North Jeolla Province has been chosen as the host in a vote held among the members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement at the World Scout Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan on Wednesday.
 
Saemangeum beat Poland’s Gdansk 607 to 365 in the ballot.
 
It will be the second time South Korea will be hosting the event since a gathering in 1991 in Goseong, Gangwon Province.
 
The 25th World Scout Jamboree will be held in August 2023 for 12 days under the theme of “Draw your Dream.”
 
The event is expected to draw about 50-thousand scouts from 168 countries around the world.