Request for President Yoon Suk-yeol to Attend the Opening Ceremony of the 2023 Suncheonman International Garden Expo
[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] No Gwan-gyu, the elected mayor of Suncheon, met with Jo Su-jin, a Supreme Council member of the People Power Party who visited Suncheon on the 22nd, to discuss local key projects.
The meeting took place at the Suncheonman National Garden International Wetland Center.
During this meeting, organized as part of the People Power Party's Honam Inclusion Policy, No provided a briefing on Suncheon's future strategy and explained various key projects related to Suncheon's future vision.
Starting with a request for full support for the 2023 Suncheonman International Garden Expo to be held next year, he requested government and ruling party attention and assistance for major projects including ▲ resolving issues in the downtown section of the Gyeongjeon Line electrification project ▲ government agency participation support for the Yeonhyangtteul project ▲ support for the construction of the Eco Art Center, a cultural infrastructure facility ▲ support for building a next-generation comprehensive waste treatment plant to achieve carbon neutrality ▲ riverside road urban forest ▲ the Changgyeolri Project on Jungang-ro ▲ attracting Starfield, among others.
After the indoor briefing, they toured every corner of the Suncheonman National Garden and had detailed discussions about plans for the 2023 Suncheonman International Garden Expo and a request for President Yoon Suk-yeol to attend the opening ceremony.
Supreme Council member Jo Su-jin said, “President Yoon emphasized that the promises made to Honam must be kept,” adding, “As the president requested, I will carefully note the parts that the government and ruling party need to work on, including local issues in Suncheon, and deliver them.”
No Gwan-gyu, the elected mayor, stated, “It is unprecedented for a Supreme Council member of the ruling party to visit Honam so quickly after a regime change,” and added, “I will sincerely discuss not only local issues but also how to survive local extinction and transform Honam.”
Meanwhile, it is reported that No, who has been known to have a longstanding friendship with Supreme Council member Jo Su-jin, also shared in-depth conversations about regional development, including the attraction of Suncheon National University College of Medicine.
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