Kim Tae-nyeon "Asked the 2nd Vice Minister of Land to Come In"... Party and Government 'Again' in Conflict Over Gadeokdo New Airport

Kim Tae-nyeon, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 6th and delivering an opening remark. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] Conflict between the ruling party and the government has once again surfaced over the Gadeokdo New Airport. The government expressed reluctance after the Democratic Party pushed to increase the budget for the feasibility study of the Gadeokdo New Airport, leading to disagreements between the party and the government.

On the 6th, immediately after the Democratic Party's Supreme Council meeting, Democratic Party floor leader Kim Tae-nyeon was seen by reporters using harsh language, saying, "X sons of bitches, call in the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport."

When the budget increase proposal (2 billion KRW) for the feasibility study of the Gadeokdo New Airport, agreed upon by both ruling and opposition parties in the National Assembly Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, faced difficulties due to opposition from Minister Kim Hyun-mi of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Kim tried to 'summon' the Vice Minister. However, it is reported that the meeting between the floor leader and the Vice Minister did not take place.

Busan's Gadeokdo is mentioned as an alternative candidate site to Gimhae in Gyeongnam, where the feasibility verification of the Southeast region's new airport is underway. The Democratic Party is focusing efforts ahead of the Busan mayoral by-election in April next year. On the 4th, Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon visited Busan and said regarding the Gadeokdo New Airport, "We will do our best to end the false hope," and added, "We will continue to strive to realize the wishes of the citizens of Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam."

The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, after consultations between ruling and opposition party secretaries, decided to increase the existing policy research and development service budget (2.6 billion KRW) by 2 billion KRW and use it to review the appropriateness of the Gadeokdo New Airport, concluding the matter. However, since Minister Kim appears to have blocked a project directly promised by the Democratic Party leadership to appeal to PK public sentiment, the controversy over the conflict between the party and the government is expected to continue for some time.

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