Gangwon Province Mayors and County Governors Association holds regular meeting in Gangneung... tours ITS World Congress exhibition together

【Financial News, Gangneung = Kim Gi-seop】Gangwon Province mayors and county governors gathered in Gangneung to discuss issues shared by their cities and counties, then toured the exhibition for the ITS World Congress, now being held in Gangneung, and agreed to extend the international event’s achievements across the province.
According to Gangneung City on the 22nd, the second regular meeting of the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Mayors and County Governors Association for the first year of the ninth popularly elected term was held at 10 a.m. that day in the main conference room on the second floor of Gangneung City Hall. The meeting was held in Gangneung to discuss ways to promote shared development and win-win cooperation among the province’s 18 cities and counties, while also introducing the 2026 Gangneung ITS World Congress to local government leaders and drawing interest in and cooperation for the international event.
The meeting was attended by mayors and county governors from across the province, including association chair Choi Seung-jun, governor of Jeongseon County. It began with welcome remarks by Gangneung Mayor Kim Jung-nam, congratulatory remarks by the chair of Gangneung City Council, and an opening declaration by the association chair, followed by policy recommendations, discussions on local issues, and deliberations on other agenda items. The association also adopted a joint proposal calling for the full 293 billion won in national funding to be included in next year’s budget to ensure the Yeoju–Wonju double-track railway is completed on schedule in 2028.
After the regular meeting, the mayors and county governors visited the ITS World Congress exhibition at Gangneung Speed Skating Arena and viewed technologies related to intelligent transportation as well as the exhibition displays. Gangneung City plans to use the visit to introduce the World Congress’s key achievements and future transportation technologies and promote its standing as a host city for an international event, while extending the promotional impact of the ITS World Congress throughout the province and strengthening the foundation for cooperation among its cities and counties.
Gangneung Mayor Kim Jung-nam said, “It was a meaningful occasion for leaders from all 18 cities and counties to discuss shared development in Gangneung and see future transportation technologies firsthand at the ITS World Congress exhibition.” He added, “We will further strengthen win-win cooperation so that the World Congress does not remain an event just for Gangneung, but becomes an opportunity for cities and counties to grow together as interest in it and its achievements spread throughout Gangwon Province.”

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