Confirmation of diplomatic mission as the presidential residence… “Visit after Kim Gun-hee’s decision”

Yoon Dang Seon-in’s side “The official residence is confirmed following visiting Mrs. Kim.”

President-elect Yoon, the official residence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to review the potential

(Seoul = Yonhap News) President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol set the Foreign Minister’s Office in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul as a potential candidate for his new official residence, and began a full-scale review. An official of the transition committee met with reporters at the transition committee office in Tongui-dong on the 20th and said, “We started reviewing it following seeing it as the most reasonable alternative to reviewing the official residence of the foreign minister as the presidential residence.” The photo was taken on the 20th of last month (March) at the entrance of the diplomatic mission in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, where a number of diplomatic missions including the diplomatic mission were located. 2022.4.20 [연합뉴스 자료사진] photo@yna.co.kr

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Seul-gi and Lee Eun-jung = The diplomatic mission of the foreign minister in Hannam-dong has been confirmed at the new president’s residence.

At a briefing held at the press conference of the transition committee in Tongui-dong, Seoul on the 24th, Spokesperson-elect Bae Hyun-jin said regarding the news that President-elect Yoon was reviewing the diplomatic mission in Hannam-dong as his new official residence, saying, “Considering security, security costs, security and security costs, air, etc., it is a new location. It is a situation in which it has been virtually decided to use as a diplomatic mission.”

Spokesperson Bae said, however, regarding the report that the location was virtually confirmed as the new official residence following First Lady Kim Kun-hee visited the diplomatic mission, “The fact that (Mrs. Oh,” he said.

Initially, Yun-elect strongly considered the official residence of the Chief of Staff in Hannam-dong as the official residence of the Yongsan era, but changed the direction to the official residence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs considering the fact that remodeling would take a long time due to its old age.

Spokesperson Bae added, “I am speaking once more on the premise that it has been virtually confirmed (as the diplomatic mission of the Minister of Foreign Affairs).”

Spokesperson Bae asked, ‘Isn’t there a problem with President-elect Yoon and Mrs. Kim visiting the diplomatic mission of the Foreign Minister without prior coordination?’ When asked that there is no alternative to the diplomatic mission if it is used, he countered, “In relation to the relocation of the Oval Office and the diplomatic mission, the working-level staff in the TF thought regarding many alternatives for a very long time.”

He continued, “Considering various issues such as security and security, as well as the deadline and cost of building the mission, there was a decision from the working group that it would be better to go to a new mission. We ask the reporters to correct any mistakes.”

Jang Je-won, the elected chief of staff, met with reporters in front of the Transition Committee’s office in Tongui-dong and asked if Kim had visited before the diplomatic mission was confirmed as the official residence. You must not go out,” he said, stating that Mrs. Kim’s visit was not related to the confirmation of the official residence.

On the other hand, regarding the transportation problem related to the fact that President-elect Yoon had to commute from his house in Seocho-dong to the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan for regarding a month following taking office due to the remodeling of the diplomatic office, he said, “Considering the morning and evening commute times, we will do our best not to inconvenience the general public. We are working on it, and we are practicing mock exercises,” said Bae spokesman.

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