Key facts
- The foreign, unification, and defense ministries will relocate to Sejong by 2031.
- The move is part of a broader government agency relocation plan.
- Nearly 10,000 public servants will be affected by the relocations.
- Sejong is located about 110 kilometers south of Seoul.
- The relocation of some ministries and institutions is set to begin in 2027.
SEOUL, Oct. 13, 2026 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign, unification, and defense ministries are slated to relocate from Seoul to the central administrative city of Sejong by 2031. This move is part of a comprehensive government initiative to transfer various ministries and public institutions.