Jeonnam and Gyeongnam 'Win-Win Development' Cooperation Project Progressing Smoothly

Launch of the 'Sangsaeng Development Cooperation Meeting'... Expectations for Regular and Accelerated Solidarity Cooperation

Synergy in 'Pine Wilt Disease' Control between Hadong-Gwangyang and Gurye

Jeonnam Province and Gyeongnam Province are making steady progress in their joint cooperation projects under the ‘Jeonnam-Gyeongnam Win-Win Development Agreement,’ signed last April with the goal of realizing the ‘Era of Win-Win and Prosperity on the South Coast,’ including the launch of the ‘Win-Win Development Cooperation Council.’

According to Jeonnam Province on the 3rd, Governor Kim Young-rok of Jeonnam and Governor Park Wan-su of Gyeongnam promised to jointly promote a total of 12 cooperation tasks across five fields, including South Coast development, aerospace, tourism, and culture, through the Win-Win Development Agreement at that time.

Since then, the two provinces have been concretizing the promotion of cooperation tasks by launching the ‘Win-Win Development Cooperation Council,’ the final decision-making body for cooperation matters, through working-level consultations to regularize meetings and accelerate solidarity and cooperation.

A notable achievement among the cooperation tasks is the ‘Joint Promotion of Establishing the South Coast Comprehensive Development Agency.’ This is a government-led project with regional participation for systematic development of the South Coast. Governor Kim Young-rok directly proposed it to the President at the recent Central-Local Cooperation Meeting, and related bills have been submitted to the National Assembly and are currently under active discussion.

The other cooperation tasks are also generating synergistic effects. The ‘Strengthening Collaborative Control of Pine Wilt Disease’ project aims to effectively block the spread of pine wilt disease by establishing a joint control system between Hadong in Gyeongnam and Gwangyang and Gurye in Jeonnam, which are adjacent areas.

Joint control efforts were carried out twice on April 20 and 28. In the second half of the year, a joint control council will be held to discuss additional cooperative control measures.

Also, the ‘Provincial Art Museum Young Artists Exchange Exhibition,’ involving promising young artists from Jeonnam and Gyeongnam, will finalize detailed agreements this month. In the second half of the year, young artists from both regions will present their works at the respective provincial art museums, followed by an official exchange exhibition open to residents in the first half of 2024.

Discussions are underway for cross-discounting admission tickets and joint marketing between the Suncheonman International Garden Expo, held until October, and the Sancheong World Traditional Medicine and Anti-Aging Expo, starting September 15.

Joint cooperation for the successful hosting of the 104th National Sports Festival held in Jeonnam this year and the 105th National Sports Festival to be held in Gyeongnam in 2024 will be actively promoted, starting with pre-event joint promotional activities for the Jeonnam event in October this year.

Furthermore, working-level consultations are continuously being conducted on cooperation tasks such as the General Yi Sun-sin Victory Site Pilgrimage Project, linking the Yi Sun-sin Festival, and establishing a South Coast aerospace industry belt, with concrete implementation plans expected to be finalized soon.

Jeonnam and Gyeongnam plan to launch the ‘Win-Win Development Cooperation Council’ soon, regularize meetings, and accelerate solidarity and cooperation. The council will not only jointly promote the existing 12 cooperation tasks but also play a role in discovering and discussing additional new tasks.

Both governors will serve as co-chairpersons, with directors in charge of cooperation tasks from relevant departments serving as members. The specific operational methods will be finalized through a working-level meeting at the planning and coordination office director level within this month.

A Jeonnam Province official said, “Since the Win-Win Agreement, Jeonnam and Gyeongnam have maintained closer cooperation than ever before,” adding, “We will promote projects that are practically beneficial to both provinces, from South Coast tourism to the aerospace industry.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.