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.
