First Cabinet meeting: Lee discusses state matters with Yoon's Cabinet members

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On his second day in office, President Lee Jae-myung held a Cabinet meeting.

His orders included ways to better deal with wildfires as well as moving the oceans ministry to Busan as soon as possible.

Kim Do-yeon has more.

It was the first Cabinet meeting for President Lee Jae-myung on Thursday and it lasted well over the scheduled time for four hours.

And, "awkwardness" ensued for those hours as President Lee discussed state matters with the Cabinet who were appointed by impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol.

This is a rare occasion as President Lee doesn't get a transition period and assumed the role first before shaping his own Cabinet.

The President and the Cabinet ended up having gimbap for lunch at the meeting as it ran until his next meeting at 2 PM.

After listening he ordered a number of things to the Cabinet.

One was reviewing whether to add additional helicopters for wildfire response.

Another was preparing to move the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to the port city of Busan as fast as possible.

Meanwhile, the top office also says that most of the top office employees from the previous administration who had left came back to their posts.

"Most of the former Presidential Office staff have returned to work, and the foundations to gradually resume operations are being laid. Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik is scheduled to communicate with the staff regarding work-related matters during a staff meeting at the Presidential Office on Sunday, the 8th."

President Lee also held a meeting for public safety at the National Security Council's conference room.

He emphasized the importance of public safety, wearing the yellow emergency response jacket for the first time as the President and meeting with local government officials on accident prevention.

Meanwhile, the top office also said that the President has canceled two Constitutional Court Justice nominations made by former prime minister Han Duck-soo, claiming it was out of his authority.

One was Lee Wan-kyu who also served as the Minister of Government Legislation under President Yoon and the other was Hahm Sang-hoon.

Kim Do-yeon, Arirang News.