“성공적 APEC” 자평한 경북도…민주당 “편향 행사” 주장 논란APEC 성과보고회서 여야 온도차 극명, 민주당의 ‘억지 해석’ 논란도
【브레이크뉴스 경주】박영재 기자=경북도와 경주시가 5일 오전 11시, 국립경주박물관 천년미소관에서에서 ‘2025년 APEC 정상회의 성과보고회’를 열고 300일간의 준비 과정과 주요 성과를 공유했다.
이날 행사에는 이철우 경상북도지사, 김석기 국회의원, 주낙영 경주시장 등이 참석했다. 경북도는 “지방 중소도시로서는 전례 없는 국제행사를 단 한 건의 안전사고 없이 성공적으로 마쳤다”고 자평했다.
하지만 행사 이후 더불어민주당 경주시지역위원회는 “행사 진행이 편향됐다”며 비판 논평을 냈다.
하지만 행사 관계자들은 “공식 초청 대상 명단과 진행 순서에 따른 절차일 뿐 특정 정당을 배제하려는 의도는 없었다”며 민주당의 주장은 “억지 해석”이라고 반박했다.
정치권 일각에서는 “행사의 본질은 APEC의 성공적 개최 성과를 공유하는 데 있었는데, 민주당이 정치적 해석을 덧씌워 본질을 흐리고 있다”는 지적도 나온다.
경북도는 이번 보고회를 계기로 ‘포스트 APEC’ 시대를 준비한다는 방침이다. 이철우 지사는 “경북과 경주가 보여준 저력은 앞으로도 글로벌 무대에서 빛날 것”이라며 “시민, 자원봉사자 모두가 만든 성과를 새로운 도약의 출발점으로 삼겠다”고 밝혔다.
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【Break News Gyeongju】Reporter Park Young-jae = On the 5th at 11:00 AM, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province and Gyeongju City held a "2025 APEC Summit Performance Report" at the Millennium Smile Hall in the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan, Seoul, sharing the 300-day preparation process and key achievements.
The event was attended by Gyeongsangbuk-do Governor Lee Cheol-woo, National Assemblyman Kim Seok-gi, and Gyeongju Mayor Joo Nak-young. Gyeongsangbuk-do Province stated, "For a small to medium-sized provincial city, we successfully completed this unprecedented international event without a single safety incident."
Governor Lee stated, "Gyeongju's history and culture, combined with Gyeongsangbuk-do's administrative prowess, demonstrated our unrivaled international event capabilities. APEC laid the foundation for the MICE industry and cultural and economic development."
However, following the event, the Gyeongju City Regional Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea issued a critical statement, claiming, "The event was conducted in a biased manner."
The Democratic Party claimed, "The People Power Party leadership displayed a double standard, criticizing APEC in the media as a failure while praising Governor Lee Cheol-woo for his 'success.'" They also criticized the exclusion of Han Yeong-tae, the Democratic Party's Gyeongju City Regional Committee Chairman, from the guest introduction process, calling it "an absurd behavior at a public event."
However, officials from North Gyeongsang Province refuted the Democratic Party's claim, stating, "It was simply a procedure based on the official invitation list and the order of events, and there was no intention to exclude any specific political party."
Furthermore, regarding the Democratic Party's claim that President Lee Jae-myung or Prime Minister Kim Min-seok were not mentioned at the event, they stated, "The performance report meeting was simply a space to share results at the local government level, not a political event to list the central government's achievements."
Some in the political community have also criticized the Democratic Party, saying, "The essence of the event was to share the success of APEC, but the Democratic Party is obscuring the essence by adding political interpretations."
A local official said, "It's tiring for citizens to see the results of international events, which local governments worked hard to host, being used as fodder for political debate."
Gyeongsangbuk-do Province plans to use this briefing as an opportunity to prepare for the post-APEC era. Governor Lee Cheol-woo stated, "The strength demonstrated by Gyeongsangbuk-do and Gyeongju will continue to shine on the global stage. We will use the achievements made by our citizens and volunteers as a starting point for a new leap forward." <저작권자 ⓒ 브레이크뉴스 대구경북 무단전재 및 재배포 금지>
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