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Busan Metropolitan City Holds Party-Government Consultative Meeting with the Democratic Party of Korea Busan Chapter

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Busan Metropolitan City announced that Mayor Chun Jae-soo held a party-government consultative meeting with the Democratic Party of Korea Busan Chapter, hereinafter referred to as the “Busan Chapter,” at 7:30 a.m. today, September 9, at Busan City Hotel in Yeonje-gu, Busan, to discuss key municipal issues and secure national funding for next year.

The meeting was attended by Mayor Chun Jae-soo, key mayoral aides, and heads of the city’s offices, bureaus, and headquarters. From the Busan Chapter, key party officials attended, including Busan Chapter Chair Park Hong-bae and heads of local party committees.

Participants agreed to establish a standing party-government cooperation framework and make every effort to resolve major pending issues and secure national funding for next year, with the goal of bringing about changes that citizens can experience and driving Busan’s next leap forward.

The two sides held in-depth discussions on solutions to nine pending issues, including the second relocation of public institutions to regions outside the capital area, the timely opening of Gadeokdo New Airport, the conversion of Baptist Hospital into a public hospital, and the establishment of a safe drinking water supply system. Based on these discussions, they plan to continue party-government cooperation to further develop concrete implementation measures for each issue and achieve meaningful breakthroughs.

They also discussed strategies for securing national funding for major projects next year. Participants shared an understanding of the need for the projects and agreed to work closely together to secure national funding smoothly and ensure that the projects proceed without disruption.

The national funding projects discussed at the meeting comprise 17 initiatives aimed at major industrial transformation, future investment, and innovation in ports and cities. Key projects include the establishment of the National Quantum Innovation Center; an AI physical-based, community care-linked AX Total Care Platform; the development of a Blockchain Creative District; the establishment and operation of a Maritime and Port AX Demonstration Center; the development of a next-generation power semiconductor production platform; the establishment of infrastructure for an AI-Based Biomaterials Process Innovation Convergence Support Center; the AI transformation of the Busan Eco Delta Smart City National Pilot City; and the Smart City Specialized District Development Project.

Busan Chapter Chair Park Hong-bae said, “To firmly support the city’s vision of Busan as a maritime capital, we will carefully review the national funding priorities for 2027. We will actively secure the necessary budgets and remove obstacles so that major long-awaited projects can move forward more quickly. The party and the city will work as one team and devote our full efforts to the development of Busan and the lives of its citizens.”

Mayor Chun Jae-soo responded, “The surest way to move beyond the excessive concentration of the capital region and create a new growth axis for the Republic of Korea is to complete Busan’s transformation into a maritime capital and enable the city to lead a new era of the global maritime economy.” He added, “Tangible progress toward establishing Busan as a maritime capital is increasingly evident, including the successive attraction of major international maritime events such as the UN Ocean Conference and the World Ports Conference.”

He continued, “I hope Busan Metropolitan City and the Democratic Party of Korea Busan Chapter will join forces to generate even stronger momentum toward establishing Busan as a maritime capital by resolving Busan’s long-standing priority issues and securing national funding for next year.”