New Seoul mayor Oh Se-hoon said he will push forward with a proposal to jointly host the Olympic Games with Pyongyang in 2032, despite the International Olympics Committee (IOC) having already chosen Brisbane as the “preferred host” that year.

Oh, who took office this past April, made the announcement Tuesday in a video conference with IOC officials where he lobbied the committee to consider the proposal.

It’s the conservative mayor’s first major move in the inter-Korean space. The People’s Power Party, the country’s main opposition, is generally hawkish toward North Korea and pessimistic about inter-Korean cooperation.

Oh stressed peace and