Foreign, unification, defense ministries to relocate to Sejong by 2031

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SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) -- The foreign, unification and defense ministries will relocate from Seoul to the central administrative city of Sejong by 2031 as part of a broader government agency relocation plan affecting nearly 10,000 public servants, the interior ministry said Tuesday.

The ministry announced the plan following last month's decision to relocate some government ministries and public institutions to Sejong, about 110 kilometers south of Seoul, starting next year.

Interior Minister Yun Ho-jung gives a press briefing on newly added "depopulation" areas at the government complex in Seoul on Oct. 7, 2026. (Yonhap)

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(2nd LD) S. Korea to relocate some gov't ministries in Seoul to Sejong from 2027

Foreign, unification, defense ministries to relocate to Sejong by 2031

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首尔，10 月 13 日（韩联社）——韩国内政部周二表示，作为一项影响近 1 万名公务员的更广泛政府机构搬迁计划的一部分，外交部、统一部和国防部将于 2031 年前从首尔迁至中央行政城市世宗市。

该部在上个月决定从明年开始将一些政府部门和公共机构迁往首尔以南约 110 公里的世宗市之后，宣布了这项计划。

2026年10月7日，韩国内政部长尹浩中在首尔政府大楼就新增的“人口疏散区”举行新闻发布会。（韩联社）

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（第二项议程）韩国计划从2027年起将首尔的部分政府部门迁至世宗市。

外交部、统一部和国防部将于2031年前迁至世宗市。