Kwak Sang-uk, Osan City Mayor, Emphasizes Closer Cooperation Among Local Governments

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Kwak Sang-uk, chairman of the Gyeonggi Province Mayors and County Heads Council and Osan City Mayor, attended a joint meeting of the co-chairs of the National Council of Mayors, County Heads, and District Office Heads held on March 31 at Jang Tae-san Hall of Seogu District Office in Daejeon.

At the joint co-chairs meeting, 13 attendees including Mayor Kwak and Hwang Myung-seon, chairman of the National Council of Municipal and District Governments, convened under the slogan "The future of local communities is the future of the nation." The meeting discussed key projects for the third year of the seventh popular election term and released a joint statement of self-correction regarding the LH scandal.

Mayor Kwak also held a policy discussion with Han Jung-ae, Minister of Environment, who attended the meeting. Topics covered included ▲2050 carbon neutrality work agreement ▲expansion of hydrogen charging stations ▲establishment of a high-quality recycling system through separate collection of transparent PET bottles ▲discussion on the utilization of joint collection facilities for agricultural waste and recycling collection facilities.