Ruling party to set up special committee to support Busan's UN Ocean Conference bid

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea on Wednesday passed a motion to set up a special committee to support Busan’s bid to host the 2028 United Nations Ocean Conference. Speaking at the party's Supreme Council meeting in Busan, where the motion was passed, Democratic Party leader Rep. Kim Min-seok pledged that the party will throw its full weight behind the bid. “The 2028 UN Ocean Conference is an event on a larger scale than APEC and (the party) will do its utmost to ensure that (the event) beco