Jang Je-won: "Government Should Have Announced Kimhae New Airport Cancellation and Gadeokdo New Airport Promotion Together"

Kim Su-sam, Chairman of the Gimhae New Airport Verification Committee, is announcing the verification results of the Gimhae New Airport Verification Committee on the afternoon of the 17th at the briefing room of the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Jang Je-won, a member of the People Power Party, stated that the Gimhae New Airport project should be scrapped and the Gadeokdo New Airport project must be confirmed.

On the 17th, Jang said on Facebook, "I express concern over the government's ambiguous announcement of 'virtually scrapping the Gimhae New Airport' separately from the 'promotion of the Gadeokdo New Airport'."

He added, "A wise government should have announced the scrapping of the Gimhae New Airport construction along with the promotion of the Gadeokdo New Airport after comprehensive review," and warned, "If the promotion of the Gadeokdo New Airport does not proceed swiftly, it will once again act as a spark that only fuels regional conflicts."

Jang emphasized, "The only way to prevent the country's wasteful conflicts is for the government to promptly select and announce Gadeokdo as the site for the Southeast region gateway airport," and pointed out, "If the Moon Jae-in administration delays over the site and tries to use it for by-elections, it will face tremendous resistance from the citizens of Busan."

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