Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin and Gyeongbuk Deputy Governor Ha Dae-sung Visit Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Byeon Chang-heum

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] On the evening of the 29th, Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin and Gyeongbuk Province Deputy Governor for Economy Ha Dae-sung visited the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's National Land Development Exhibition Hall in Jung-gu, Seoul, to meet with Minister Byeon Chang-heum.

Also present at the meeting were Yoon Jeong-hee, Director of Daegu City's Transportation Bureau, and Park Dong-yeop, Director of Gyeongbuk Province's Construction and Urban Bureau. Governor Lee Cheol-woo of Gyeongbuk Province was unable to attend due to self-quarantine after contact with a COVID-19 confirmed case.

Mayor Kwon proposed the following: ▲ Inclusion of the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Line (via the integrated new airport) railway construction in the 4th National Railway Network Construction Plan ▲ Promotion of a preliminary feasibility exemption project for the construction of the integrated new airport as a central-southern economic logistics airport ▲ Proceeding with the Gimhae New Airport construction plan as scheduled ▲ Opposition to the enactment of the Gadeokdo New Airport Special Act ▲ Mediation of alternatives that allow Daegu-Gyeongbuk and Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam to coexist and prosper.

In response, Minister Byeon Chang-heum replied, "I am well aware of the issues facing Daegu and Gyeongbuk. I will consider them positively."

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