Prime Minister Kim: "Will Meet Yoon Transition Team... Systematic Handover Discussions"

"Prime Minister Reappointment Rumors" - "Wrong Target Set... Individual Should Not Symbolize Cooperation"
"Yoon's Office Relocation Becomes a Symbolic Issue"

Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum, who visited Qatar, is holding a meeting with the press corps at a hotel in Doha on the 20th (local time). Photo by the Office of the Prime Minister [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Jeong-wan] Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum will soon meet with personnel from President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol's transition committee, including Chairman Ahn Cheol-soo, to discuss transition matters.

On the 20th (local time), during a press briefing with the delegation in Doha, Qatar, Prime Minister Kim said, "(After finishing the tour and returning home) I will meet with the transition committee," adding, "I plan to hold meetings to ensure the transition proceeds smoothly."

Prime Minister Kim stated, "We will hand over what we have organized," and added, "When they request materials or information, we will coordinate systematically so that the handover of tasks between both sides can be done efficiently, rather than rummaging around here and there."

Although he did not specify the exact timing or participants of the meeting, it is expected that he will meet with Chairman Ahn and other transition committee leaders within this week.

When asked about rumors of him remaining in office, Prime Minister Kim responded, "That must have come from the perspective of cooperation, but the target itself was set incorrectly," and said, "What the public expects is to cooperate where cooperation is needed and compete where competition is necessary, and this should be resolved between parties." He continued, "An individual should not become a symbol of cooperation. That is impossible."

Regarding President-elect Yoon’s plan to relocate the presidential office to Yongsan, he said, "I only saw the materials, so I do not know the specific details of the announcement, but there must have been various considerations," and added, "It became a symbolic issue for the new government, so the president-elect had no choice but to make that decision."

He also added, "Although there is controversy, I do not think it absolutely determines the nature of the new government."

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