S.Korean president names ex-top security adviser as new foreign minister

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SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday named Chung Eui-yong, former top national security adviser, as the new foreign minister, according to the presidential Blue House.

Chung, a career diplomat, served as the director of the presidential National Security Office (NSO) for the first three years of the five-year Moon government beginning May 2017.

During his tenure, Chung was deeply involved in the Korean Peninsula peace process, including negotiation between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States, the Blue House said.

President Moon nominated Hwang Hee, a lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party, as the minister of culture, sports and tourism in a partial cabinet reshuffle.

Kwon Chil-seung, another Democratic Party lawmaker, was picked as the minister of SMEs and startups. Enditem

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