Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that today (9) at 4:30 p.m. it held the “1st Busan Metropolitan City–Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries Policy Consultation Meeting” in the conference room on the 14th floor of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries building in Dong-gu regarding the relocation of marine and fisheries public institutions to Busan.
The meeting was attended by Seong Heui-yeob, Vice Mayor for Future Innovation of Busan Metropolitan City, Kim Sung-bum, Vice Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, and other relevant officials.
This policy consultation meeting was organized to share policy issues related to the relocation of marine and fisheries public institutions to Busan and to discuss areas of cooperation.
During the meeting, discussions centered on practical cooperation measures, including the basic direction for relocating marine and fisheries public institutions and the establishment of stable living conditions for employees and their families.
Both sides plan to continue discussing and implementing cooperative tasks for the early relocation of marine and fisheries public institutions through regular policy consultation meetings, enabling swift decision-making and effective policy execution.
Kim Sung-bum, Vice Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, stated, “Along with the relocation of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to Busan, the prompt relocation of marine and fisheries public institutions is essential for building a maritime capital, and related support measures must also be prepared as soon as possible. Based on close cooperation between the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and Busan Metropolitan City, the process must proceed swiftly and without disruption.”
Mayor Park Heong-joon said, “Through the relocation of marine and fisheries public institutions to Busan, we will be able to complete a true maritime cluster where marine policy and industry, research and the field are organically connected. We will ensure the early relocation proceeds without disruption and make this year the first year of Busan’s leap forward as a global maritime hub city.”
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