Integration of Mokpo and Sinan is a Future Growth Engine and a 'Historic Mission'

3rd Meeting Held to Establish an Integrated Roadmap

Kim Jong-sik (right), Mayor of Mokpo, and Park Woo-ryang, Governor of Sinan County, shake hands ahead of the 'Sinan-Mokpo Integration Forum' held at Mokpo Maritime University on July 10. / Photo by Asia Economy

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Seunghyun] Mokpo City announced on the 22nd that it held the third meeting on the 21st to form an Integration Promotion Committee and prepare a consultation plan for the administrative integration of Mokpo and Sinan.

After the sudden agreement between the heads of the two cities and counties on July 10, the city listened to various opinions through a private-sector-centered meeting and prepared a consultation plan for the formation of the Mokpo-Sinan Integration Promotion Preliminary Preparation Committee, which was delivered to Sinan County.

As Sinan County prioritized preparing its own win-win development plan and expressed willingness to discuss together later, Mokpo City is also preparing its own integration roadmap and the formation of the Integration Promotion Committee.

A city official stated, “The integration of Mokpo and Sinan is considered a future growth engine and a mission of the times, and we will prepare thoroughly to meet the will of the citizens.”

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