President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol paid a visit to the foreign ministry building and the defense ministry compound on Saturday, both of which are potential sites for the transfer of the presidential office, which he plans to do later this year.

According to Yoon's secretariat, he met with ministerial officials in the city and discussed the advantages and disadvantages of the two locations as potential sites for the next presidential office. Yoon's secretariat says he discussed the advantages and disadvantages of the two locations as potential sites for the next presidential office.

According to insiders, Yoon is anticipated to make his decision as early as Sunday. On March 9, the former attorney general was elected president of the United States.

During the campaign, he pledged to "restore" Cheong Wa Dae to the public, a step meant to demonstrate his dedication to dethroning the president of the Republic of Korea from his lofty position.

He stated that the presidential office will be relocated to the major government building at Gwanghwamun, in the heart of Seoul. His transition team, on the other hand, eventually discovered that the plan was infeasible non terms of security.

The team is now evaluating an annex building in Yongsan that is currently utilized by the foreign ministry as well as the military ministry complex.

Moving to the military ministry compound and the foreign ministry building, according to the team's estimations, will cost 40 billion won (US$33 million) and 80 billion won, respectively.

President Moon Jae-in also committed to relocate the presidential office, but he later revoked his commitment due to logistical and security concerns.