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is the area where the Ministry of National Defense is located in Yongsan, Seoul.

This building is now the Ministry of National Defense.

The President's Office will be built here, and the existing Ministry of National Defense will be relocated to the surrounding areas, including the adjacent Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The idea is to create Yongsan Park in front of the office building and install only a low fence to meet and communicate with citizens up close.



Reporter Kang Cheong-wan summarized the background of this decision.



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The current structure of the Blue House is directly behind President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol's declaration of the beginning of the Yongsan era.



The building structure and layout are closed, and communication between the president and his staff is not smooth, which reduces work efficiency.



[Yoon Seok-yeol/President-elect: It is difficult to properly cope with national challenges and crises with the current spatial structure that has no choice but to rely on a small number of staff.]



The will to strengthen direct communication with the people was also reflected.



The plan is to create a 500,000 pyeong National Park by combining the site of the U.S. military base, which is scheduled to be returned, and the area around the War Memorial, and create an open presidential office where citizens can meet and interact directly with citizens.



[Yoon Seok-yeol/President-elect: Install a low wall like the White House, install a fence, and allow citizens to enter here.

If you do this in a park like this, you can have a wedding on the lawn in a place like this...

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President Moon Jae-in and other previous presidents tried it, but it was before the Blue House, which was repeatedly stranded during the review process during his tenure.



[Yoon Seok-yeol/President-elect: I think that once you enter the Blue House, it will be more difficult to get out of the Blue House, a symbol of imperial power.]



Concerns that the first reform task after the election may be canceled, fear that the power of government may be lost and the relocation of the presidential office If the problem is neglected, it is also analyzed as a background to the promotion that other core issues such as response to Corona 19 are sucked up like a black hole.



(Video coverage: Kim Heung-gi, video editing: Park Soo-seon)