The South Korean ambassador to Saudi Arabia, the new Minister of Defense of the Asian country

MADRID Dec. 5 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has appointed the ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Choi Byung Hyuk, as the new Minister of Defense, replacing Kim Yong Hyun, after he resigned after assuming responsibility for the controversial martial law adopted this Tuesday. by the president and revoked hours later by the National Assembly of the Asian country.

“Today, the president accepted the resignation of Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun and sanctioned his dismissal,” announced the head of the presidential cabinet, Chung Jin Seok, at a press conference.

During his speech, Chung highlighted the new Defense Minister’s extensive career in the field of security and his “solid reputation within the Army” and assured that he is “a person of principles who fulfills his duties with dedication and abides by the rules”. “(Choi) has the confidence to speak directly to his superiors,” he added.

“Based on his extensive experience and high knowledge in the field of national defense, we consider him the appropriate person to carry out military tasks while maintaining a firm readiness posture based on the solid alliance between the Republic of Korea and the United States,” has explained.

This appointment comes hours after Kim submitted his resignation and apologized for “the confusion and concern caused to the population in relation to martial law,” reads the resignation letter presented to the South Korean president.

Kim himself was the one who first suggested to the country’s president to adopt this measure, which has turned against Yoon and has led the opposition to present a motion with a view to his dismissal.