Kim Dong-yeon: "Both ruling and opposition parties have Gyeonggi Province in their hearts...I will communicate consistently with sincerity"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon announced news of "cooperative governance" saying "both ruling and opposition parties have Gyeonggi Province in their hearts."

Governor Kim stated via SNS, "This past Sunday as well, I welcomed the 'National Assembly members from Gyeonggi Region' elected by provincial residents to 'Dodamso.' Following December 4th, this was the second time to hold Gyeonggi residents in our hearts. Transcending ruling and opposition divisions, we shared the determination for 'virtuous officials' working solely for the people to overcome national hardships."

He continued, "Gyeonggi Province is operating a ruling-opposition cooperative body to pursue cooperative governance. Along with the Provincial Assembly, we will join forces with the National Assembly for 'the provincial residents' and 'livelihoods alone.' We will unite our strength to overcome crises and build the future. We will change Gyeonggi Province to change the Republic of Korea."

Below is the full text of Governor Kim Dong-yeon's SNS post.

<Ruling and Opposition Parties Together Hold Gyeonggi Province in Their Hearts>

"When a household is in difficulty, one remembers a good wife; when the nation is in difficulty, one remembers a virtuous official. (家貧思良妻 國難思賢臣)"

This is a passage from the Records of the Grand Historian. The household (家) uses the character for poverty (貧), and the nation (國) uses the character for difficulty (難).

This past Sunday as well, I welcomed the 'National Assembly members from Gyeonggi Region' elected by provincial residents to 'Dodamso.' Following December 4th, this was the second time to hold Gyeonggi residents in our hearts.

The nation faces many difficulties these days. The international environment is also challenging. Unprecedented inflation is increasing the burden on the people.

Transcending ruling and opposition divisions, we shared the determination for 'virtuous officials' working solely for the people to overcome national hardships.

I am grateful to the assemblymen who attended despite the difficult situation in the National Assembly, and especially to Assembly Member Song Seok-jun of the People Power Party for attending regardless of party affiliation.

From the seventeen Gyeonggi region National Assembly members who attended today, I was able to hear various constructive alternatives not only for regional issues but also for national development.

Gyeonggi Province is operating a ruling-opposition cooperative body to pursue cooperative governance. Along with the Provincial Assembly, we will join forces with the National Assembly for 'the provincial residents' and 'livelihoods alone.' Going forward, we will continue to communicate with sincerity.

We will unite our strength to overcome crises and build the future.

We will change Gyeonggi Province to change the Republic of Korea.