A Forum for Dialogue on the Relocation of Gwangju Military Airport Opened

First Meeting of Inter-Ministerial Council Chaired by Koo Yoon-chul, Director of the Office for Government Policy Coordination

On the 2nd, a meeting of related ministries regarding the relocation of Gwangju Military Airport was held, chaired by Koo Yoon-chul, Director of the Office for Government Policy Coordination. Photo by the Prime Minister's Office

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] A dialogue platform has been opened regarding the relocation of Gwangju Military Airport.

According to Jeonnam Province on the 2nd, a meeting of related ministries was held at the Government Seoul Office, chaired by Koo Yoon-cheol, Director of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, to resolve the issue of relocating Gwangju Military Airport.

The meeting was attended by related ministries including the Office for Government Policy Coordination, Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Ministry of the Interior and Safety, as well as representatives from Gwangju and Jeonnam.

This meeting was arranged following Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun’s instruction to the Director of the Office for Government Policy Coordination to form a consultative body among related ministries centered on the Prime Minister’s Office to discuss and enable Gwangju and Jeonnam to prepare a resolution through a grand compromise for mutual coexistence.

The issue of relocating Gwangju Military Airport has been under multifaceted efforts by related ministries and local governments since October 2014, when Gwangju City proposed the relocation. However, due to conflicts between regions, no preliminary relocation candidate sites have been selected, and discussions have not progressed for several years.

In response, Prime Minister Chung expressed his determination to resolve the issue at a regional press meeting on the 31st of last month, stating that the government would also make efforts to reopen communication between regions and create an opportunity to seek a breakthrough in the military airport relocation issue.

Koo Yoon-cheol, Director of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, said, “Related ministries will join forces to find a solution to the Gwangju Military Airport relocation issue, and the Office for Government Policy Coordination will fulfill its role and efforts as a coordinator,” adding, “I hope this will be an opportunity to prepare a win-win plan through communication and consideration between the two regions and to leap forward together.”

Meanwhile, the attendees of the meeting agreed to continue working through the consultative body of related ministries to make progress in selecting the relocation site for the military airport in Gwangju and Jeonnam, and to prepare and coordinate feasible alternatives together with local governments.

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