Gyeongnam and Jeonnam United... Together for Tourism and Space Industry Development

Agreement for Mutual Development Including Promotion of Establishing Aerospace Agency in Gyeongnam Within This Year

Gyeongnam Governor Park Wan-su and Jeonnam Governor Kim Young-rok joined hands on the 18th for regional development and mutual growth centered on the southern coast, tourism, and the space industry.

Gyeongnam Province announced that it proposed an agreement to Jeonnam last December, aiming to become a key axis of national balanced development centered on the southern coast and to lead the local era.

Before the agreement, the working-level officials of the two local governments held face-to-face and video meetings for three months and identified 12 joint tasks.

Gyeongnam Governor Park Wan-su (left) and Jeonnam Governor Kim Young-rok are signing a win-win development agreement and pledging joint cooperation.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Provincial Government]

On the day, the two governors agreed to jointly implement cooperative tasks at the Gyeongnam-Jeonnam mutual growth agreement ceremony.

▲ Joint cooperation to establish the Southern Coast Comprehensive Development Agency ▲ Promotion of the Admiral Yi Sun-sin Victory Site Pilgrimage Project ▲ Joint hosting of the Yi Sun-sin Festival ▲ Joint development of the Southern Coast marine leisure tourism route ▲ Cooperation on creating a Southern Coast aerospace industry belt.

▲ Joint cooperation for the successful hosting of the 104th and 105th National Sports Festivals ▲ Exchange exhibitions of young artists at provincial art museums ▲ Mutual cooperation to promote the 2023 Southern Coast Expo ▲ Joint cooperation for the successful hosting of the 2026 Yeosu World Islands Expo ▲ Joint bid for the 33rd United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP33) in the Southern Coast and Southern Central regions ▲ Strengthening collaborative control of pine wilt disease ▲ Joint demonstration tests and dissemination of new varieties of horticultural and food crops, and regional linkage expansion.

In particular, as a prerequisite for creating the Southern Coast aerospace industry belt, they agreed to join forces to open the Aerospace Agency in Gyeongnam within this year.

12 Cooperative Projects for Mutual Development between Gyeongnam and Jeonnam.
[Image provided by Gyeongnam Provincial Government]

The province viewed this agreement as a starting point for jointly responding to administrative demands that are becoming more metropolitan beyond administrative districts and for realizing the ‘Era of Mutual Growth and Prosperity on the Southern Coast’ between Gyeongnam and Jeonnam.

Governor Park said, “The speed of development varies depending on the distance from the metropolitan area, and the regions that have received the least benefits are Jeonnam and Gyeongnam,” adding, “To respond to the concentration in the metropolitan area, the two regions will unite their intentions to develop shared tourism resources such as the southern coast and Jirisan and to foster local industries.”

He continued, “I hope this agreement will be an opportunity for Gyeongnam and Jeonnam to lead the local era centered on the southern coast.”

Governor Kim responded, “Jeonnam and Gyeongnam share many aspects such as the patriotic spirit of Admiral Yi Sun-sin, the history of democratization, Jirisan, and the Seomjin River,” adding, “Since Goheung in Jeonnam is a specialized district for launch vehicles, we will actively support the opening of the Aerospace Agency in Sacheon, Gyeongnam within this year to strengthen cooperation in the space sector between the two regions, and we will promote practical projects from southern coast tourism to the space industry through cooperation between Gyeongnam and Jeonnam.”

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