The arrangement calls for the utilization of Ulju's Cape Ganjeol and Sintra's Cape Roca as part of efforts to promote tourism to each region. Cape Ganjeol is a coastal point where the sunrise can be viewed earliest on the Korean Peninsula, while at Cape Roca, the westernmost extent of mainland Portugal and Western Europe, visitors can observe the latest sunset in Eurasia.

Under the pact, Ulju and Sintra will seek to dispatch delegations to each region and set up monuments symbolic of each cape in the two towns.

They also plan to expand the scope of the relationship to other areas including culture, education and sports.

The Ulju municipal government hopes the envisaged pact will catapult Cape Ganjeol to one of the world's top tourist spots. "Our pact with the city of the world-famous site for sunset viewing is expected to help Cape Ganjeol become a global tourist attraction," Shin said.

Declared a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in 1995, Cape Roca offers a unique panoramic view. Portuguese poet Luis Camoes (1524-1580) described the area as "Where the land ends and the sea begins." (Yonhap)