Sejong City "Welcomes the Announcement of the Roadmap for the Construction of the President's Second Office"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Sejong City announced that it "greatly welcomes this together with its 380,000 citizens" in response to the government's announcement on the 28th of the roadmap to promote the construction of the Presidential Office in Sejong.

In a press release issued that day, the city stated, "The government's decision to launch the Presidential Office Construction Promotion Team next month and to commence a feasibility study for the construction of the Presidential Office in Sejong is a practical roadmap that concretely realizes the previously discussed but unimplemented Sejong Office. It is a significant milestone confirming an irreversible historical reality."

It added, "The political and exhausting controversy triggered by the plan to omit the temporary presidential office in the central building of the Government Sejong Complex due to the enormous budget requirements has also come to an end."

The city said, "As announced by the three ministries?the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and the Administrative City Construction Agency?the feasibility study will begin in September, and once the results come out in the first half of next year, design will immediately commence, allowing the Presidential Office in Sejong to be unveiled in 2027. This will enable the head of the executive branch, the President, to communicate more closely with public officials, enhancing the quality of national policies and improving the efficiency of state administration."

Mayor Choi Min-ho stated, "The city will spare no support to ensure that the Construction Promotion Team, which will serve as the practical driving force for the construction of the Presidential Office in Sejong, can operate effectively. In particular, we will do our best to secure the related budget during this year's regular National Assembly budget review so that design can begin immediately after the basic plan is established in the first half of next year."

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