President Moon: "K-Quarantine is an Achievement, Regrets Lie in Real Estate"

2021 Presidential Dialogue with the People, Returning to Daily Life... "Achieving a Joint Economic Zone is Necessary to Compete with the Capital Region"

[Asia Economy Reporters Ryu Jeong-min and Lee Ji-eun] On the 21st, President Moon Jae-in, during the live broadcast of 'Dialogue with the President and the People, Back to Daily Life' on KBS, was asked about his greatest achievements and regrets during his term. He explained, "If I were to talk about achievements, the status of the Republic of Korea has risen, including K-quarantine. The top 10 include not only the economy but also democracy, culture, quarantine, healthcare, defense capability, and diplomatic international cooperation."

President Moon said, "The regret is definitely real estate. It caused a lot of deprivation among ordinary people, and by failing to stabilize real estate prices, we could not provide sufficient opportunities for home ownership to the homeless, ordinary citizens, youth, and newlyweds."

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Meanwhile, regarding the issue of balanced national development, President Moon said, "The metropolitan area faces various issues such as housing problems, while local areas face extinction issues," adding, "Local metropolitan governments must come together to form a joint economic zone and a one-day living zone as a single region to compete with the metropolitan area."

President Moon added, "The government's plan is for local areas to unite as regions and compete with the metropolitan area," and "The government plans to designate areas where the local population is declining as extinction-risk areas and prepare a fund of 1 trillion won to support housing, education, and transportation issues."

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