Jeonnam Provincial Council: "Mokpo is the Optimal Location for the Establishment of the Island Promotion Agency"

Jeonnam Provincial Council

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] On the 31st, the Jeonnam Provincial Council held a meeting at the provincial government press room and issued a statement supporting the selection of Mokpo City as the location for the Korea Island Promotion Agency.

Jeon Gyeong-seon, Chair of the Operations Committee (Democratic Party·Mokpo 5), who led the statement, said, “Mokpo City is clearly the optimal site for establishing the Island Promotion Agency not only due to its geographical advantage as the center of Korea’s islands but also from various perspectives including emotional, cultural, and human-material networks,” adding, “All members of the Jeonnam Provincial Council actively support the selection of Mokpo City for the Island Promotion Agency and will cooperate closely with Mokpo City until the final decision is made.”

The Jeonnam Provincial Council emphasized that Jeonnam accounts for 2,165 islands, which is two-thirds of Korea’s islands, and that Mokpo serves as the gateway to 1,534 islands in nine regions of the southwestern Jeonnam area.

In particular, they stressed the justification for selecting Mokpo City based on Jeonnam Province’s policy support, the human and material networks that laid the foundation for establishing the Island Promotion Agency, and the connectivity with various projects such as the World Island Expo being prepared in Mokpo City, where various research and projects of the Island Promotion Agency will be conducted.

Chair Jeon Gyeong-seon emphasized, “The country’s first island research institute, the Institute of Island Culture, was first established at Mokpo National University in 1983, and since 2012, the necessity of establishing the Island Promotion Agency has been actively discussed centered around the Institute of Island Culture at Mokpo National University,” adding, “Jeonnam is a region well-prepared for the establishment of the Island Promotion Agency.”

Meanwhile, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety plans to finalize the establishment location by next month and officially launch the Island Promotion Agency within this year with the purpose of comprehensive and systematic investigation, research, and policy support regarding islands.

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