Gwangju City Starts Cooperation with People Power Party and Strengthens Policy Collaboration

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] On the morning of the 3rd, Gwangju Metropolitan City held a policy meeting with the officials of the People Power Party Gwangju City Party Office to discuss city administration issues at the party office meeting room.

On this day, unusually, Mayor Kang Gi-jung of Gwangju Metropolitan City, the Deputy Mayor, and the Deputy Mayor of Culture and Economy, along with key executives of Gwangju City, directly visited the People Power Party Gwangju City Party Office to hold the meeting.

This is the first time that the Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City has visited the People Power Party city party office to hold a policy meeting. From the People Power Party, Kim Jeong-hyun, Chairman of the Gwangju City Party, district party chairpersons, City Councilor Kim Yong-im, and Party Secretary Park Jong-cheol attended.

The attendees received a report on major local issues from Kim Jeong-jun, Director of the City Planning and Coordination Office, and exchanged opinions on party-level cooperation measures such as legislative support and securing national funds.

Mayor Kang Gi-jung said, “Following last month’s budget policy meeting with the People Power Party leadership and the Honam region, we are holding a policy meeting with the Gwangju City Party for in-depth discussions. I hope this occasion will lead to continuous communication and cooperation for the development of Gwangju.”

He added, “There are many urgent issues that require joint efforts, including the complex shopping mall, which is a presidential regional pledge and of great interest to citizens, AI-related projects, semiconductor specialized complexes, future mobility, and the relocation of Gwangju military airport,” and emphasized, “We expect the active role of the People Power Party Gwangju City Party for the development of Gwangju,” requesting bipartisan cooperation and support.

On this day, Gwangju City explained the progress of 10 major projects including ▲attracting a nationally supported complex shopping mall ▲promotion of AI 2.0 + semiconductor specialized complex development ▲demand-tailored support for win-win local jobs ▲completion of the Asia Culture Center city project ▲national project for the relocation of Gwangju military airport ▲Yeongsan River and Hwangryong River Y-belt exciting project, and requested active interest and support to ensure smooth progress of key issues.

Also, Gwangju City and the People Power Party Gwangju City Party agreed to join forces to ▲revitalize the Asia Culture Center ▲support the construction of Jeonnam National University Hospital ▲attract the National Honam Youth Didim Center to Gwangju.

In particular, both sides confirmed that the attraction of the complex shopping mall, which is of great interest to citizens, is a pledge of President Yoon Seok-yeol, and agreed that while the private sector leads, companies, Gwangju City, the government, and the ruling party will do their best in their respective roles to ensure the successful construction of the complex shopping mall.

Gwangju City and the People Power Party city party agreed to strengthen policy coordination by continuing regular consultations on major issues for the future of Gwangju.

Kim Jeong-hyun, Chairman of the Gwangju City Party, and attendees said, “We will actively communicate with Gwangju City for the development of Gwangju,” and “The city party will work hard to lead party-level support to resolve local issues and realize presidential pledges.”

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