[Jeju Update] Woo Geun-Min, the Elected Jeju Island Governor, Says, “ Navy’s Announcement of Its Position Is Inappropriate In Terms of the Timing.”

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Jeju Sori

우근민 제주지사 당선인 "해군 입장 표명, 시기적으로 부적절"
"도지사 바뀌는 시점...갈등 해결 바라는 도민 여론과도 안맞아" 충고
2010.06.09 (수) 17:52:41
김성진 기자 (sjk3176(at) hanmail.net)

Woo Geun-Min, the Elected Jeju island Governor, Says, “ Navy’s Announcement of Its Position Is Inappropriate In Terms of the Timing.”
: Advises Saying that, “It is the Period when the Island Governor Is Changed… It Does Not Fit to the Island Public Poll Who Hope the Settlement of the Conflicts.”
June 9, 2010, Wednesday
Kim Sung-Jin, June 9, 2010 (sjk3176(at) hanmail.net)


우근민 제주도지사 당선인이 9일 해군기지 건설에 대해 강한 의지를 표명한 해군에 한마디했다.

Woo Geun-Min. the elected Island Governor had a word on the navy who made public its strong will on the naval base construction on June 9.

"차분하게 상대방의 입장을 존중할 때"라고 점잖게 충고했다.

He decently advised saying that, “ It is the time to calmly respect the other’s position.”

당선인측 조선희 대변인은 논평을 내고 "강정마을 해군기지 갈등은 제주사회의 최대 현안으로서, 이를 풀지 않으면 제주사회가 한 발자국도 앞으로 나아가지 못한다는게 도민사회의 중론"이라며 "지금은 해군기지와 관련된 모든 당사자들이 차분하게 다시한번 상대방의 입장에 귀를 기울일 때"라고 밝혔다. 상대방의 입장에서 한번더 생각하는 마음으로 접근해야 한다고도 했다.

Cho Sun-Hee, Spokesman of the elected making the statement that, “ The conflict surrounding the naval base in the Gangjeong village is the biggest current issue in the Jeju Society and it is the public poll of the Island people’s society that unless the Island solves it, the Jeju society will not be able to so one step more, ” announced that “ Now is the time that all the related parties hear the others’ positions. He also said they should access [to the issue] with the heart to put ones’ feet in others’ shoes,”

이날 오전 해군기지사업단(단장 이은국)이 기자회견을 통해 "공사는 이미 시작됐다"며 공사강행 의지를 강조한데 대한 첫 공식 반응이다.

It is the first official response [from the Island governor] after the naval base business committee (Captain Lee Eun-Guk] emphasized its will to enforcement of construction , saying that, “The construction has already begun,” through the press interview.

조 대변인은 "당선인은 '해군기지 자체를 반대해 본 적이 없다. 강정마을 주민, 제주도민, 국방부(해군) 모두가 납득할 수 있는 '윈윈' 방안을 찾아야 한다'는 입장을 일관되게 견지해왔다"고 설명했다.

Spokesperson Cho explained that, “ The elected has not opposed the naval base itself. He has insisted his position that the Gangjeong Villagers, Jeju island people and the Ministry of National Defense (navy) should find the measure for ‘win-win’ that everybody can be persuaded.

이어 "지금은 도정의 최고책임자가 바뀌는 시기로서 이제 도지사 인수위원회 활동이 시작된다"며 "많은 도민이 새로 출범하는 민선5기 도정에 대해 거는 기대중의 하나는 강정마을 해군기지 갈등의 합리적 해결"이라고 강조했다.

Following it, saying that, “now is the time that the supreme leader of the Island Government is being changed, (* in July) and the activities of the undertaking committee on the changed Island governor will be begun,” emphasized that, “ One of the expectations what many Island people have on the Island Government five times elected by people is the reasonable solution on the conflict surrounding the naval base.”

그는 "이런 측면에서 오늘 해군기지사업단이 공사 강행만을 강조한 것은 시기적으로 적절치 않을 뿐만 아니라, 새로운 해결 방안을 바라는 도민 여론에도 부합하지 않다고 생각한다"고 숙고해 줄 것을 주문했다.

He saying that, “ From the such points, it was inappropriate in terms of timing and does not fit to the public poll of the Island people who hopes the news settlement measure,” requested the navy serious consideration on it.