Moon vows to fulfill his duty as commander-in-chief until end of term

President Moon Jae-in speaks during a virtual Cabinet meeting, March 22. Yonhap

President Moon Jae-in called Tuesday for watertight national security and vowed to fulfill his duty as commander-in-chief until his term ends, a day after expressing concern successor-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's plan to relocate the presidential office could leave a security vacuum.

Moon, whose term ends May 9, said during a Cabinet meeting that his "last mission" was to "fulfill duties as head of state, chief of the administration, and commander-in-chief of the military that the Constitution has granted to the president."

The President also said the security situation on the Korean Peninsula was "grave."

"It is time for our military to maintain its highest security readiness," Moon said. (Yonhap)