Participated in the General Assembly of the World Federation of Local Governments
“The central government actively supports growth”
▲ President Yoon Seok-yeol greets participants at the opening ceremony of the UCLG General Assembly held at the Daejeon Convention Center in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon on the 12th.
Daejeon News
President Yoon Seok-yeol at the UCLG General Assembly on the 12th emphasized, “The key in the local era is that local governments have sufficient authority and responsibility to find a growth engine for themselves, and the central government actively supports this.” .
President Yoon attended the opening ceremony of the UCLG General Assembly held in Daejeon on the same day and said, “The government has selected the local era, where people enjoy fair opportunities wherever they live, as a national task and is doing their best to achieve it.” UCLG is the only international intergovernmental organization recognized by the United Nations, with 240,000 local governments from 140 countries and 175 related organizations. As the General Assembly was held for the first time in Korea, President Yoon also attended the meeting for the first time as a Korean president.
President Yoon said, “The competitiveness of local governments is the national competitiveness and the source driving force that drives the growth of the country. will,” he emphasized. He also said, “The pandemic, health, and climate change crises facing the international community are demanding not only solidarity between countries but also stronger solidarity between local governments,” he said. Sharing experiences will be a great help in helping us overcome other pandemic crises as well as human problems such as climate problems.”
At this meeting, President Yoon re-emphasized the strengthening of cooperation between the central and local governments, referring to the fact that the ‘Central Local Cooperation Conference’ held in Ulsan on the 7th was held. The Central Regional Cooperation Council is the so-called ‘Second State Council’ as the highest decision-making body related to regional policy, attended by the president and 17 provincial and provincial governors. President Yoon also requested support from 1,200 attendees from around the world to host the 2030 World Expo (Expo) in Busan, the presidential office said.
Reporter Ahn Seok