Prime Minister Jeong: "President Roh Moo-hyun's Unfinished Dream Will Be Completed"... Promoting National Balanced Development

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun stated on the 23rd, "Balanced national development and local decentralization were the political beliefs and philosophy of the late President Roh Moo-hyun, and we will definitely fulfill President Roh's unfinished dream."

At the 17th anniversary ceremony of the National Balanced Development Declaration held at the Sejong City Culture and Arts Center, Prime Minister Chung said, "Although there is still a long way to go to achieve complete balanced national development, whenever I visit innovation cities across the country, I feel that President Roh's dream is being realized."

Prime Minister Chung added, "During the 16th presidential election, I served as the head of the policy planning team, and after the inauguration of the Participatory Government, I served as the chairman of the policy committee of the Uri Party, working closely with President Roh to plan balanced national development."

He pledged, "We will definitely correct the asymmetrical polarization between Seoul and other regions, and between urban and rural areas," promising to promote regional balanced New Deal initiatives, strengthen fiscal decentralization, advance super-regional cooperation projects, provide tax, financial, and infrastructure support, and support regional universities.

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