Jeollanam-do, Busan, and Gyeongsangnam-do Join Hands to Establish South Coast Development Strategies

South Coast Future Vision Forum Opens on the 20th
Seeking Institutional Solutions for a New Growth Axis
Consensus on the Need for a Special Law for South Coast Development
Kim Youngrok: "We Will Create a New Century for the South Coast"

Kim Youngrok, Governor of Jeollanam-do, attended the "2025 South Coast Future Vision Forum" held on the 20th at the BEXCO Convention Hall in Busan and took a commemorative photo with key domestic and foreign guests including Park Hyungjun, Mayor of Busan, and Park Wansu, Governor of Gyeongnam Province. Provided by Jeonnam Province

Jeollanam-do, Busan Metropolitan City, and Gyeongsangnam-do held the 3rd South Coast Future Vision Forum at the BEXCO Convention Hall in Busan on the 20th, where they discussed joint development strategies for the South Coast region in the era of maritime autonomy and decentralization.

At the South Coast Future Vision Forum, under the theme "The Era of Maritime Autonomy and Decentralization: Discussing Regional Development of the South Coast," participants sought development strategies and institutional solutions for the South Coast region to emerge as a new growth axis for South Korea.

The event was attended by Kim Youngrok, Governor of Jeollanam-do; Park Hyungjun, Mayor of Busan; Park Wansu, Governor of Gyeongsangnam-do; and more than 300 representatives from academia, research institutes, economic organizations, and social groups, who shared a variety of opinions on the development of the South Coast.

The forum began with a policy talk show in which the three provincial governors discussed the vision for the development of the South Coast region and local issues, followed by expert presentations and a panel discussion.

During the policy talk show, key issues and collaborative projects of each city and province were intensively discussed. In particular, the need to enact a special law for the development of the South Coast was highlighted as a major issue. The three local governments agreed on the necessity of enacting this special law, sharing the view that it would enable the systematic implementation of development strategies for the South Coast region and provide institutional support for balanced national development.

Kim Youngrok, Governor of Jeollanam-do, stated, "The South Coast is the starting point of Eurasia and the gateway to the Pacific, and it will become a new starting point for South Korea. As balanced national development is not a choice but a destiny, we will work together with Busan and Gyeongnam to create a new century for the South Coast."

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