Seoul City Urges Jeonjangyeon to Participate in Joint Meeting

Rejection of Jeonjangyeon's Request for a One-on-One Meeting

[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] On the 18th, Seoul City and the Seoul Transportation Corporation announced that they are once again urging Jeonjangyeon to hold a joint meeting for policy improvements benefiting all people with disabilities, in response to Jeonjangyeon's proposal to Seoul City to exclude the 'deinstitutionalization' agenda and hold a separate meeting.

Seoul City, together with the Transportation Corporation, is promoting a platform for communication with related disability organizations through a joint meeting tomorrow with Jeonjangyeon and other disability groups concerning the improvement of policies for the mobility rights of people with disabilities, rights budgets, and budgets related to deinstitutionalization.

Seoul City stated, "Regarding the main agenda of this meeting, such as deinstitutionalization and related policies, there are differing opinions and methodological differences even within the disability community. Therefore, a joint meeting including various disability organizations, including Jeonjangyeon, is absolutely necessary to gather opinions from all disability-related groups." They added, "If the meeting is held separately, there is a negative perception that dialogue is focused only on groups that hold rallies or protests."

The city and the Transportation Corporation believe that if Jeonjangyeon participates in the 'meeting at 4 PM on the 19th' and discusses together with various disability organizations, Seoul City's disability policies can develop in a balanced manner.

Seoul City holds the position that conducting meetings with other organizations besides Jeonjangyeon is not possible for deriving social consensus and rational discussions through gathering opinions from all disability organizations. If Jeonjangyeon does not participate, they plan to arrange a separate joint meeting schedule later to create another platform for communication.

Seoul City stated, "As citizen inconvenience caused by Jeonjangyeon's subway station protests is increasing, the city once again hopes that Jeonjangyeon will definitely participate in the joint disability meeting scheduled for the 19th, so that a platform for communication based on rational discussion and debate can be established."

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