Will Muan Lose Its 'Preliminary' Status? Gwangju Military Airport Relocation Candidate Site to Be Decided on the 28th

Muan County Announces Willingness to Cooperate with Military Airport Relocation

Provided That "Three Key Preconditions" Are Met

Muan County, which was selected as a preliminary relocation candidate site in April, will undergo a formal review to be designated as a relocation candidate site on the 28th. The Ministry of National Defense will hold the second selection committee meeting, attended by relevant ministries, Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City, and Muan County, to discuss the proposal for selecting the new relocation candidate site for Gwangju Military Airport.

According to Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City on July 21, the Ministry of National Defense will convene the second selection committee meeting for the Gwangju Military Airport relocation candidate site on the 28th.

On the afternoon of the 13th, a passenger plane took off from Gwangju Military Airport in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, Jeonnam, which was selected as the site for the semiconductor cluster. Photo by Yonhap News

The meeting will be attended by the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, as well as other relevant ministries, Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City, and Muan County. The main item on the agenda is the official designation of Muan County as the relocation candidate site, following its selection as a preliminary candidate in April.

Muan County did not attend the first selection committee meeting, which was held on June 30. At that time, Muan County stated it would reconsider the relocation of the military airport if three key preconditions were not met: the prior relocation of the civil airport, revitalization of Muan International Airport, and government support measures for Muan County.

After the government finalized Gwangju Military Airport as the site for the Honam semiconductor cluster, Muan County expressed its willingness to cooperate with the military airport relocation, provided that the three preconditions are fulfilled, and announced its intention to participate in the second selection committee meeting.

If Muan County is selected as the relocation candidate site, it will proceed through subsequent procedures such as the establishment of a support plan for the relocation area, review by the support committee, announcement of the site selection plan, residents' vote and attraction application, and a review by the site selection committee, before the final relocation site is confirmed.

An official from Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City said, "The preconditions presented by Muan County are ones that the government has already promised," adding, "If the candidate site is decided, we will negotiate detailed matters during the process of establishing the support plan for the relocation area."

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