Regarding the agreement between the ruling and opposition parties on the 24th, President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol said, “President-elect Yoon is listening and observing the series of processes with public concern.” I will fulfill my responsibilities and duties as president to protect him.”
At a briefing held at the Presidential Takeover Committee in Toongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the same day, spokeswoman Bae Hyun-jin explained the position of President-elect Yoon on the ‘examination and ban-bak’ as follows. Previously, the transition committee said that it “respects” the People’s Power’s acceptance of the arbitration proposal, but this is the first time that Yoon-elect’s position has emerged.
At the time of his tenure as Prosecutor General, Yoon-elect resigned following leaving the slogan, “Peak inspection completes corruption.” However, since he was elected, he has refrained from directly commenting on the ‘complete inspection’.
As the new residence of President-elect Yoon, the Foreign Minister’s official residence in Hannam-dong has been virtually confirmed. “The decision was made in consideration of security, security, and cost,” said Bae. Regarding the report that Kim Geon-hee had been confirmed as her official residence following she looked around, she said, “She visited following (confirmed), and it is false that she was involved in the selection.”
President-elect Yoon is expected to commute to work from his home in Seocho-dong for a month due to the remodeling schedule of the Foreign Minister’s official residence. Regarding the inconvenience of citizens in this regard, he said, “We are devising the best plan so as not to cause inconvenience to citizens by considering the morning and evening commute times, and we are conducting mock exercises.”
Cho Hye-sun, reporter for Donga.com [email protected]