Soon-to-be-Retired Navy Chief of Staff Visits Gangjeong Village. Why?

* Image source: Seogwipo Daily News Paper

Image source: Sisa Jeju on Feb. 24, 2010

Image source: same as the link above

* Below is the Summary from the Jeju medias. (Jeju Sori, Sisa Jeju, Seogwipo Daily News Paper)

Jeong Ok-Geun, the Chief of the Joint Staff [of the ROK military] , whose two year term will end in coming March visited the Jeju Island governor’s office, along with his fellow staffs, on Feb. 24.

According to the navy, the visit was realized to drive for the Jeju naval base as the Joint of Chief of Staff, Jeong is to be retired, soon.

While , the schedule of the ceremony to start work on the Jeju naval base was not publicly announced, he had the closed meeting with the governor Kim after the official meeting.

Governor Kim Tae Hwan is ending his term with the local election in June and has recently announced that he would not run for candidate for the June election.

Jeong Ok-Geun, the Chief of the Joint Staff is known that he would visit the Jeju Island Congress, and the planned area for the Jeju naval base following the meeting with the Governor Kim.

For the video, see Jeju Sori on Feb. 24, 2010