Moon Jae-in Meets Kim Du-kwan, Urges "Please Take Good Care of Regional Neglect"

Kim Dookwan Visits Former President Moon at Pyeongsan Village
Moon Urges to Include Gadeokdo New Airport in Campaign Pledges

Former lawmaker Kim Du-kwan, who has thrown his hat into the early presidential race, met with former President Moon Jae-in. Former President Moon urged Kim to pledge to address regional neglect and to promote the construction of the Gadeokdo New Airport.

On the afternoon of the 9th, former lawmaker Kim Du-kwan and former President Moon Jae-in met in Pyeongsan Village, Yangsan City, Gyeongnam, and took a commemorative photo. Photo by Kim Du-kwan Camp

On the 9th, Kim visited former President Moon at Pyeongsan Village in Yangsan, Gyeongnam. After the meeting, Kim told reporters, "He expressed hope that, as a presidential candidate, I would carefully address the issue of regional neglect caused by South Korea's development strategy centered on the Seoul metropolitan area."

It is also reported that former President Moon asked Kim to consider including the promotion of the Gadeokdo New Airport as part of his campaign pledges. Additionally, the relocation of the Korea Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank of Korea to regional areas was mentioned. Kim said, "Since I am a former candidate, he gave me words of encouragement to develop policies that can win the support of the moderate voters."

On the same day, Kim held a press conference announcing his candidacy in Busan, visited the tomb of former President Roh Moo-hyun, paid respects to Mrs. Kwon Yang-sook, and visited Tongdosa Temple in Yangsan, showing his activities in Gyeongnam. The day before, he visited Gwangju.

Kim said, "The stronghold of the Democratic Party is Honam, including Gwangju and Jeonnam, but at critical moments in history, such as the Bu-Ma uprising and the April 19 Revolution, the starting points were Gyeongnam, Masan, and Busan. Because these places succeeded in industrialization and democratization and have such pride, visiting them gave me new momentum."

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