Minister Seo Wook: "Many Concerns Over Rapid Adjustment of Office Relocation"
Minister of National Defense Seo Wook is wearing a mask properly while attending the full meeting of the National Defense Committee held at the National Assembly on the 22nd. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@
View original image[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] On the 22nd, Defense Minister Seo Wook expressed concerns that President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol's plan to relocate the presidential office to Yongsan is "being adjusted without review in too short a time."
Minister Seo made this remark during his appearance at the National Assembly's National Defense Committee, responding to related inquiries from Kang Byung-won, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea.
He also stated that if sufficient consultations had been conducted with the Ministry of National Defense and the military, "it would be possible to minimize controversies related to the office relocation." When asked whether the President-elect's team had been sufficiently informed in advance to make a reasonable decision regarding the office move, he replied, "We have practically communicated all the proposed matters."
Regarding concerns about security gaps related to the push for relocating the presidential office to Yongsan during the regime transition period, he emphasized, "From a military perspective, we must clearly distinguish between the period when President Moon Jae-in performs his role as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and the subsequent period."
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Meanwhile, in the Ministry of National Defense's briefing materials for the National Assembly's National Defense Committee on the morning of the 22nd, it was explained that "it is difficult to find space for the chain relocation following the presidential office move to Yongsan," adding, "Currently, 16 units with about 6,500 personnel are stationed within the Yongsan garrison, so it is limited to find all the available space necessary for the move from existing offices."
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