Lee Jae-myung and Kim Dong-yeon to Visit Suwon Traditional Market on the 21st... What Will They Talk About?

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon will join Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, on a field visit to traditional markets in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province on the 21st.

Gyeonggi Province announced that Governor Kim Dong-yeon will accompany Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung on his field visits to Motgol Market and Yeongdong Market in Suwon from 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM. The two will then hold a meeting with Lee Choong-hwan, president of the National Merchants Federation, and others at Yeongdong Market.

Governor Kim Dong-yeon's field visit on this day is reportedly at the request of the Democratic Party. A welcoming speech by Governor Kim is also scheduled during the merchants' meeting.

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon (right) warmly shakes hands with Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on June 3. Provided by Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Governor Kim Dong-yeon and leader Lee Jae-myung plan to explore government support measures for local love gift certificates, which have been fully cut from the national treasury, while listening to the voices of traditional market merchants and citizens on site and considering ways to restore people’s livelihoods.

Kang Min-seok, spokesperson for Gyeonggi Province, said, "The meeting between the two on this day will be a symbolic occasion where Gyeonggi Province and the Democratic Party take care of the people’s economy, which President Yoon has almost neglected."

Meanwhile, after completing the field visit, Governor Kim Dong-yeon will travel to Seoul to meet with Jinwoo, the head monk of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism.

Spokesperson Kang Min-seok anticipated, "This meeting will be an occasion to express concern about the country’s reality of polarization caused by political conflicts and to seek a path toward national unity and harmony."

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