Woo Won-sik "Review of Blue House Administrative Capital Relocation is Completely Untrue"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Wondara] The Democratic Party of Korea has stated that it has "not considered" relocating the Blue House as the administrative capital. It also reiterated the call for the establishment of a special committee on completing the administrative capital at the National Assembly level.

On the morning of the 4th, Woo Won-sik, head of the Democratic Party's Administrative Capital Completion Promotion Team, said at a meeting of Seoul-area lawmakers held at the National Assembly, "According to media reports, it appears that the promotion team is considering relocating the Blue House and installing a second presidential office, but this is completely untrue."

He emphasized, "There has been no agreement between the ruling and opposition parties to form a special committee in the National Assembly, so there is absolutely no reason to preemptively consider (relocating the Blue House office). Completing the administrative capital, which is pursued as part of a balanced development strategy, is impossible without bipartisan agreement. There is also no reason to distort public sentiment through political strife."

Woo added, "We again request the opposition party to participate in forming a National Assembly special committee on relocating the administrative capital that includes members from both parties," urging, "Considering the regular session and budget review schedule, let's complete the formation of the special committee within two months. We look forward to a positive response."

Regarding future plans for the promotion team, he stated, "We will hold nationwide touring discussions over two months to concretize the vision for balanced national development."

Meanwhile, at the meeting, Seo Wang-jin, director of the Seoul Institute, presented on how to fill the vacant spaces in Seoul after the administrative capital is relocated. Attendees included promotion team members such as Deputy Director Park Beom-gye, Secretary Lee Hae-sik, and Global Economic Capital Division Head Kim Min-seok, as well as Seoul-area lawmakers Nam In-soon, Woo Sang-ho, Oh Ki-hyung, Chun Jun-ho, Kim Young-ho, Lee Yong-seon, and Jang Kyung-tae.

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