Kwak Sang-uk, Osan Mayor, Emphasizes Close Cooperation Between Local Governments

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Kwak Sang-uk, chairman of the Gyeonggi Province Mayors and Governors Council (Osan Mayor), attended a joint chairpersons meeting of the National Council of Mayors, Governors and District Office Heads held on March 31 at the Jang Tae-san Conference Room of Seo-gu Office in Daejeon Metropolitan City.

The joint chairpersons meeting was attended by Mayor Kwak and 12 others including Hwang Myung-seon, chairman of the National Council of Mayors, Governors and District Office Heads, with discussions held under the slogan "The future of local governments is the future of the nation." The meeting addressed key initiatives for the third year of the seventh popularly elected government term and issued a self-rectification statement regarding the LH scandal.

Mayor Kwak also held a policy discussion session with Han Jeong-ae, Minister of Environment, who attended the meeting, discussing ▲carbon neutrality by 2050 business agreement ▲expansion of hydrogen charging stations ▲establishment of high-quality recycling systems through separate collection of transparent PET bottles ▲utilization of joint collection facilities for agricultural waste and separate collection facilities for recyclables.