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This'Southeastern New Airport National Project', which has been through twists and turns for more than 10 years, is raising concerns about whether political logic is shaking the business again.
Ahead of the Busan Mayor's by-election in April of next year, the ruling and opposition parties are working to'promote Gaduk.'
Next is reporter Yun Nara.
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In June 2016, former Democratic Party leader Moon Jae-in visited Gadeokdo Island in Busan.
[Moon Jae-in/Former Democratic Party Representative (June 2016): The new airport in the Southeast region was originally promoted as an alternative airport to Gimhae Airport as the existing Gimhae Airport is no longer expandable.] A
new airport on Gadeok Island that Busan and some Gyeongnam politicians want. It was interpreted as being better to build.
About 15 months later, the Park Geun-hye administration finally chose a plan to expand Gimhae Airport, rather than Gadeokdo, Daegu, and Gyeongsangbuk-do, but the controversy reignited after the regime change.
Another variable emerged as the by-election next year when former Busan Mayor Oh Geo-don resigned due to suspicion of sexual harassment in April.
[Lee Nak-yeon/At the time Democratic Party's presidential candidate (last August): I will do my best to build a new airport on Gadeokdo Island.]
Although the government has endured a national project that has been promoted for more than four years,
[Kim Hyun-mi / Minister of Land
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Infrastructure and Transport (Last 6) Work): Immediately select a specific area and proceed to adequacy review. This is a little difficult for our Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.]
The ruling party's thoughts seemed different.
Reporters saw that Kim Tae-nyeon's reprimand of the Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport was caught by reporters with harsh words, and the prospect of the ruling party ahead of the Busan Mayor's revitalization ``will clean up the interior of the Gimhae New Airport and promote Gadeokdo Island.''
Even in the power of the people of the 1st opposition party, this atmosphere is not different with the Busan lawmakers at the center.
[Kim Jong-in/Chairman of the National Forces Growth Committee (Last 11th): Our party will also actively support the Busan New Airport, which is likely to be concluded soon.]
So, the feasibility of the project in a national project that is invested in more than 10 trillion won by both
parties.
Rather, it is difficult to avoid being criticized for putting political gains and losses ahead.
(Video coverage: Park Jin-ho, video editing: Choi Hye-young)
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