President Yoon meets Daegu Mayor Hong Joon Pyo to discuss pending TK issues

President Yoon Suk Yeol met with Daegu Mayor Hong Joon Pyo at the Presidential Office in Yongsan this afternoon (23rd) to discuss pending issues in Daegu and Gyeongbuk, including the construction of a new airport.

An official from the president's office said the talks had already been scheduled in advance behind closed doors, and that I understand they talked about regional issues.Analysts say that President

Yoon may have started to check Han as he met with Mayor Hong, who has been critical of Han while representative Han Dong-hoon demanded the acceptance of the first lady Kim Gun-hee's solution.

Mayor Hong told YTN after the meeting that he only discussed TK issues.

It is the first time in about six months that the meeting between President Yoon and Mayor Hong has been known to the outside world since April 16, right after the April 10 general election.