Seoul: President Lee Jae-myung on Thursday instructed the government to swiftly relocate the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to the southeastern city of Busan, his office said, as part of one of his major campaign pledges.

According to Yonhap News Agency, Lee issued the directive during his first Cabinet meeting since taking office on Wednesday, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said in a briefing. The ministry is currently located in the administrative city of Sejong, about 109 kilometers south of Seoul.