Land Minister Kim Yun-duk (C) fields questions by reporters ahead of his meeting with Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon in the capital city on Wednesday. (Yonhap) Land Minister Kim Yun-duk said Wednesday the government's plan to provide additional housing by developing greenbelt areas will be limited to Gyeonggi Province, amid differences with the Seoul city government over housing supply measures in the capital.Kim made the remarks in response to questions over whether the ministry's upcoming plan to supply 73,000 new housing units would include sites in Seoul, ahead of a meeting with Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon to discuss housing supply in the capital and surrounding areas."The 73,000 housing units will be supplied in Gyeonggi Province," Kim told reporters, effectively ruling out greenbelt areas in Seoul from the government's upcoming housing development plan.Earlier this month, the government announced plans to begin construction of 27,000 homes by 2030 through new housing development projects in Gangseo in western Seoul, as well as Namyangju and Gwangju in Gyeonggi Province.The land ministry also said it plans to announce additional development sites capable of accommodating more than 73,000 homes in late September, prompting speculation that underutilized land or greenbelt areas in Seoul could be included.The government's broader housing supply push, however, has faced questions over its feasibility amid opposition from the Seoul city government to developing environmentally protected greenbelt areas.Kim's meeting with Oh was expected to focus on housing supply measures and ways to bridge differences between the central and Seoul governments.Oh, who is affiliated with the main opposition People Power Party, has also openly opposed the government's proposal to build homes in Yongsan Park in central Seoul. (Yonhap)