Key Takeaways
- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has accepted the resignation of Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun and appointed Choi Byung-hyuk as the new Defence Minister.
- Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun resigned in light of recent developments in the country and apologised to citizens before submitting his resignation.
- Choi Byung-hyuk, the ambassador to Saudi Arabia, has been appointed as the new Defence Minister of South Korea, replacing Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun.
Seoul: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has accepted the resignation of Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun, the Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday.
Yoon has also appointed Seoul’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Choi Byung-hyuk, to serve as the new South Korean Defence minister, the news agency added.
On Wednesday, Kim apologised to citizens and announced that he had submitted his resignation to the president in light of the recent developments in the country.
