President Moon Jae-in publicly rebuked Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Byeon Chang-heum for submitting a report to the National Assembly against the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport against the new airport in Gaduk.
President Moon Jae-in is speaking at the’Southeastern Megacity Construction Strategy Report’ held on board a training ship at Ocean University located at the multipurpose pier of Busan New Port on the 25th. yunhap news
– President Moon said, “Gadeok new airport should be cooperated by various ministries starting from the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, but the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport must have a’will to play a role’. Do. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport should have a responsible attitude.” President Moon said, “There will be an embarrassment for the working-level staff of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport due to the change in the direction of the project (for the construction of a new airport),” he said. “I fully understand the embarrassment. Pointed out.
President Moon’s problem is a report submitted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport to the National Assembly’s Land Transport Committee earlier this month.
The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs made a technical issue with Gaduk New Airport in the document’Gadeok Airport Report’, and opposed the special law for legal and procedural reasons. It is about putting a brake on the movement of the government and the ruling party that are promoting the construction of Gadeokdo Airport, which is directly connected to Busan public opinion, ahead of the re-election in April.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport first criticized Busan’s plan to attract only international flights to Gadeok New Airport, and the existing Gimhae Airport to perform the domestic flight function, saying, “Airports such as Tokyo and Montreal, which had moved to the outskirts of only international flights, failed to operate and eventually switched to integrated operation.” . Regarding the construction process, he said, “Gadeokdo Island is located in the open sea, so over 6 years of difficult construction is expected only for offshore reclamation work,” and he also pointed out that the location “is less accessible than Gimhae New Airport in most areas of the Yeongnam area.”
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Kim Do-eup, the secretary of the People’s Power of the Legislative Judicial Committee, held a document of opposition from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport to the new airport bill of Gadeokdo Island in Busan at a general meeting of the Legal Justice Committee held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the afternoon of the 25th. yunhap news
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The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport pointed out this problem, and said, “Failure to object to the Gaduk New Airport Special Act in the context of being aware of the problem in the procedure may be a violation of the Criminal Law Article 122.” He also said, “There is a fear of violating the duty of integrity as a public official (Article 56 of the National Public Officials Act) when accepting the special law.” On the 19th, in the process of examining the special law at Gaduk New Airport, he said, “There is a concern that it would violate the due process and the principle of equality.”
In the end, it means that the new airport of Gadeokdo Island was promoted by the political circles despite open opposition from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, which is the main ministry.
Nevertheless, on this day, President Moon ordered to speed up the construction of the new airport in Gaduk by visiting Busan with key members of the passport, including Democratic Party representative Lee Nak-yeon and Park Tae-yeon Kim. President Moon said, “It is not possible to leave the inconvenience of using Incheon Airport by local devastation and 10 million local people.” “It is necessary to build a second gateway airport by growing the business. Busan will become a world-class logistics hub that connects land, sea, and air.” “I am thrilled to see the new airport’s planned location and hear the Mega City initiative. “Let’s make sure to make it happen without stopping in the plan,” he said.
In response to President Moon’s reprimand, Minister Byeon Chang-heum said, “It seems as if the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport was opposed to Gadeok New Airport, and we regret it.” ”He explained. He said, “Currently, the disagreement with related organizations has been resolved, such as the implementation of a preliminary feasibility study during the deliberation process of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. If the bill passes, Gadeok will do its best to promote the new airport.”
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President Moon Jae-in finishes an onboard inspection of the planned area of Gadeok Island Airport on the 25th and moves to a training ship at the Maritime University located at the multi-purpose pier of Busan New Port, receiving salute from Maritime University students. yunhap news
– Shortly after President Moon’s reprimand and Minister Byeon’s apology were made, the National Assembly Legislative Judicial Committee passed the Gadeokdo New Airport Special Law, which contained special provisions that could exempt the preliminary feasibility study. The Democratic Party plans to process the bill at a plenary session on the 26th.
Reporter Kang Tae-hwa [email protected] 
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