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Ministry of National Defense and Seongju-gun to hold win-win mee...

Ministry of National Defense and Seongju-gun to hold win-win meeting to handle conflicts in Seongju



The Ministry of National Defense and residents of Seongju-gun will hold a win-win meeting at Seongju-gun Office on May 24, 2021. The win-win meeting will be attended by government officials, including Vice Minister Park Jae-min, Governor of Seongju-gun Lee Byeong-hwan, and Chairperson of Seongju-gun Council Kim Kyeong-ho, and resident representatives from all walks of life, including members of Gyeongsangbuk-do and Seongju-gun Council, Chairperson of Seongju-gun Council of Social Organizations, Chairperson of Seongju-gun Branch of the Korean Senior Citizens Association, Chairperson of the Korean Advanced Farmers Federation, and Chairperson of the Village Heads Association in Chojeon-myeon.



The win-win meeting will serve as a forum for civilians, local government and military to discuss ways to coexist, in order to resolve all sorts of conflicts and problems surrounding the United States Forces Korea THAAD base in Seongju.



Expressing thanks to officials and residents of Seongju-gun for the preparation of this meaningful opportunity, a ministry spokesperson said that the ministry is expecting that this win-win meeting will pave the way to achieving national security and community development based on a partnership between the ministry and Seongju-gun, and will strive to push a community support project by discussing residents’ opinions to be presented in the win-win meeting with the relevant authorities.

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