Lee Nak-yeon, Party Leader, "Actively Striving for the Passage of the Special Act on Military Airport Relocation"

Mayor Lee Yong-seop Requests Cooperation on Gwangju Regional Issues and Party-Level Support

On the afternoon of the 24th, Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, held a meeting with Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, in the city hall reception room to discuss major issues concerning Gwangju. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced that on the 24th, Mayor Lee Yong-seop of Gwangju Metropolitan City met with Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, who visited Gwangju, and requested active party-level cooperation on major issues including ▲the relocation project of Gwangju military airport ▲the revision of the Special Act on the May 18 Democratic Movement ▲and flood countermeasures for the second burial site of the May 18 National Cemetery.

At the meeting with Leader Lee Nak-yeon at Gwangju City Hall in the afternoon, Mayor Lee said, “The military airport relocation project is a national project and one of the Moon Jae-in administration’s 100 national tasks, so it can only be resolved if the Ministry of National Defense takes initiative and acts actively,” adding, “I ask for special attention and support for the revision of the Special Act on Military Airport Relocation and Support and for strengthening the role of the Ministry of National Defense.”

In response, Leader Lee promised, “We will actively work to pass the revision of the Special Act to strengthen the role of the Ministry of National Defense so that Gwangju citizens can improve their quality of life and explore radical support measures for the Jeonnam relocation area, contributing to the mutual development of Gwangju and Jeonnam.”

Leader Lee also reiterated his determination, saying, “We will promote the revision of the Special Act on the May 18 Democratic Movement, including the May 18 Historical Distortion Punishment Act, as a party policy.”

Furthermore, he said, “We will strive to secure the budget in this year’s regular National Assembly session so that procedures such as feasibility studies for the flood maintenance and expansion project of the second burial site of the National May 18 Democratic Cemetery can proceed as soon as possible.”

Meanwhile, Mayor Lee and Leader Lee have a special connection, having cooperated as members of the National Assembly for Gwangsan-gu Eul in Gwangju and Hampyeong in Jeonnam, respectively, during the creation of the Bitgreen Industrial Complex where the Gwangju-type job project is being promoted.

Leader Lee said, “There is great interest and expectation inside and outside the party regarding the Gwangju-type job,” and also revealed plans to “visit the Gwangju-type automobile factory construction site in the near future.”

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