South Korea’s Cabinet Approves Funding for Presidential Office Move to Yongsan

It looks like President Moon was serious about assisting President-Elect Yoon with moving the presidential office after initial skepticism:

This file photo from March 22, 2022, shows the defense ministry compound in Yongsan, central Seoul. (Yonhap)

 The Cabinet on Wednesday approved 36 billion won (US$29.5 million) in reserve government funds for President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s plan to relocate the presidential office.

The spending was approved in an extraordinary Cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum, a day after President Moon Jae-in ordered the swift approval of the relocation budget.

Kim said the approval was made in the context of cooperation for a “smooth government transition without a security vacuum” amid the heightening situation on the Korean Peninsula.

Yonhap

You can read more at the link.

0 0 votes
Article Rating
Subscribe
Notify of
guest

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
0
Would love your thoughts, please comment.x
()
x