Politics · South Korea · 1 hr ago
Three South Korean ministries to move from Seoul to Sejong by 2031
South Korea plans to move three ministries from Seoul to Sejong by 2031.
The ministries are foreign affairs, unification and defense, and Sejong is about 110 kilometers south of Seoul.
The wider relocation plan affects nearly 10,000 public servants.
Some ministries and public institutions are due to start moving next year.
The plan follows a decision made last month to relocate some government bodies to Sejong.
The move will shift more government offices from the capital to the central administrative city.
South Korea’s foreign, unification and defense ministries will move from Seoul to Sejong by 2031.
The move is part of a broader government agency relocation plan affecting nearly 10,000 public servants.
The interior ministry announced the plan on Tuesday.
The ministries are among agencies included in a decision made last month to relocate some government ministries and public institutions to Sejong.
The broader relocation process is set to start next year.
- Who
- South Korea’s foreign, unification and defense ministries.
- What
- They will relocate from Seoul to Sejong by 2031.
- When
- The broader relocation process is set to start next year; the ministries are to move by 2031.
- Where
- From Seoul to Sejong, about 110 kilometers south of Seoul.
- Why
- The move is part of a broader government agency relocation plan. The sources do not state the reason for the plan.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
South Korea decided to relocate some government ministries and public institutions to Sejong.
The broader relocation process is set to start.
The foreign, unification and defense ministries are to relocate to Sejong.
- Ministries
- Foreign, unification and defense
- Destination
- Sejong, about 110 kilometers south of Seoul
- Deadline
- By 2031
- Relocation plan
- Nearly 10,000 public servants affected
- Announcement
- Interior ministry, Tuesday
Sources
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