North Chungcheong Governor Shin Shin-han meets with President Lee Jae-myung and proposes current issues

(Cheongju = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeon Chang-hae = On the 12th, Governor Shin Shin-han of North Chungcheong Province proposed to President Lee Jae-myung and key government officials to support key regional projects such as the expansion of the Central Expressway and the construction of a new private runway at Cheongju International Airport.

Governor Shin is said to have made this request during an informal meeting between President Lee and heads of regional organizations in the Chungcheong region held after the 'Chungcheong region mega project groundbreaking ceremony' held at the Samsung Electronics Onyang campus construction site in Asan, South Chungcheong Province.

In addition, at this meeting, it was reported that "the relocation of secondary public institutions in the metropolitan area needs to be promoted quickly as it is a core policy for balanced national development," and appealed for the reflection of key social overhead capital (SOC) projects that will drive the future growth of Chungcheongbuk in the national plan along with the relocation of competitive institutions to North Chungcheong Province.

Governor Shin then met with Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Kim Jeong-gwan and requested the government's policy interest and support for local issues.

Meanwhile, the groundbreaking ceremony for the mega project in the Chungcheong region held on this day was attended by President Lee, the Ministers of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, the 1st Vice Minister of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and corporate officials.