President Moon Invites Mayors Oh Se-hoon and Park Hyung-joon to Blue House Luncheon Meeting

청 "Lee Cheol-hee's First Cooperation Meeting as Senior Secretary for Political Affairs"... "Exchanged Opinions on National Issues such as COVID-19 and Housing Stability"

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] On the 21st, President Moon Jae-in will invite Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and Busan Mayor Park Hyung-joon to hold a '4.7 By-election Winners Invitation Luncheon for Metropolitan and Provincial Governors.'

Park Kyung-mi, the Blue House spokesperson, stated on the 21st, "President Moon will hold a luncheon meeting with the newly appointed Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and Busan Mayor Park Hyung-joon at the Sangchunjae of the Blue House at noon," adding, "This event was arranged according to President Moon’s intention to invite Mayor Oh and Mayor Park, and both mayors gladly accepted."

Spokesperson Park said, "This schedule was prepared because it is very important to put heads together and unite efforts with local government heads from opposition parties regarding the current issues of Seoul and Busan, the first and second largest cities in the Republic of Korea," and evaluated it as "the first cooperation meeting with opposition party local government heads since the inauguration of Lee Cheol-hee as Senior Secretary for Political Affairs."

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Presidential Chief of Staff Yoo Young-min and Senior Secretary for Political Affairs Lee Cheol-hee are also expected to attend the luncheon meeting.

President Moon will congratulate the two mayors on their inauguration and engage in in-depth discussions on the current issues of Seoul and Busan. Spokesperson Kang explained, "They also plan to exchange opinions on national issues such as COVID-19 quarantine, recovery of the people’s economy, and housing stability for ordinary citizens."

Earlier, on the 19th, at the Blue House Senior Secretaries and Aides Meeting, President Moon emphasized, "Please establish a special cooperation system with local governments whose heads have changed due to elections. In particular, quarantine and real estate issues are the most sensitive matters for the people’s livelihood."

President Moon urged, "The central government and local governments should communicate sufficiently and cooperate closely to prevent any gaps in the precarious quarantine management or instability in the real estate market."

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