Moon Jae-in Praises "Groundbreaking Achievements in Regional Balance"... Lee Jae-myung Credits "Infrastructure You Cultivated"

During a luncheon at Sangchunjae in the Blue House, President Lee Jae-myung and former President Moon Jae-in exchanged warm remarks regarding large-scale regional investment projects, including the recently announced "Three Mega Projects."

Former President Moon reflected, "While successive democratic governments have set regional balanced development as a crucial national goal and put forth significant effort, we were unable to prevent the concentration of resources in the capital region."

Regarding the Lee Jae-myung administration's recent regional investment strategies, Moon said, "I would like to offer my congratulations on the truly groundbreaking achievements being made recently in terms of regional balanced development."

He further urged, "I hope you will accelerate regional balanced development policies, embrace even those regions that may feel left out by these 'Mega Projects,' and without fail, build a country where local talent no longer needs to flock to Seoul or the capital region for jobs."

Former President Moon also mentioned the "Vision Report on Advanced Industrial Development in the Southwest Region," held yesterday (June 30) in the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated City, saying, "I felt truly pleased watching the event."

In particular, he expressed his gratitude, saying, "Seeing that the investments made (during the Moon Jae-in administration) in wind and solar power in the southwest coastal region have now become the foundation for RE100 industrial complexes and large-scale semiconductor mega-projects... I am truly grateful for your leadership."

President Lee Jae-myung responded by attributing the success to his predecessor, stating, "It would have been difficult to start anew without that infrastructure," and added, "It is thanks to the renewable energy industry you cultivated."

President Lee also remarked, "The previous administration viewed renewable energy projects with suspicion and treated them with hostility," to which former President Moon responded, "It is a pity, as if they had just continued the momentum, the proportion of new and renewable energy would be much higher now."

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