Vice Minister Kim Minjae of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety: "Active Support for Daejeon-Chungnam Integration"

Discussion Held in Sejong
"Local Residents' Will Is Most Important in City-Province Integration"

Held a meeting to discuss the integration of Daejeon and Chungnam and deliberated on the direction of promotion.

Kim Minjae, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, stated, "If the Chungnam-Daejeon administrative integration bill is submitted to the government in the future, we will actively support the integration process, including consultations with central administrative agencies."

At the Chungnam-Daejeon administrative integration discussion meeting held at the Sejong Local Autonomy Center at 2 p.m. on the 12th, Deputy Minister Kim said, "The role of the public-private consultative body is important for city and provincial integration," and requested, "I ask for a productive role."

The meeting was attended by Deputy Minister Kim Minjae, Lee Changki and Jung Jaekeun, co-chairs of the Daejeon-Chungnam Administrative Integration Public-Private Consultative Body, Han Chihum, Director of Planning and Coordination at Daejeon City, and Jung Chanhyung, Policy Planning Officer of Chungnam Province, who discussed the main progress and future plans for the Chungnam-Daejeon integration.

At its third meeting held on the 10th, the public-private consultative body prepared the "Daejeon-Chungnam Integration Bill," which includes major integration-related details such as the name of the integrated local government, delegation of authority, and special provisions, based on collecting opinions from the Daejeon and Chungnam regions.

At the meeting, the participants shared the results of the public-private consultative body's operations so far, the main contents of the integration bill prepared through these efforts, and exchanged various opinions on the progress and future direction of the Daejeon-Chungnam integration.

Deputy Minister Kim Minjae said, "Since the will of local residents is the most important factor in city and provincial integration, I expect the public-private consultative body to play a lively and active role as an official communication channel for public-private cooperation," and added, "The Ministry of the Interior and Safety will also provide active support."

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