S.Korean cabinet decides to resign

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S.Korean cabinet decides to resign

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South Korean Prime Minister Goh Kun and all Cabinet members along with senior presidential secretaries decided to resign early Saturday in the wake of President Roh Moo-hyun announced a plan to seek a vote of confidence in his administration.

At a Cabinet meeting held early Saturday, Goh Kun said, "We assume deep responsibility for the fact that we've come to such a situation."

The 13 Blue House senior secretaries also decided to follow suit, according to Lee Byung-wan, senior presidential secretary for public information.

"We've decided to submit resignations because we feel terribly sorry for the situation in which President Roh announced yesterday he will ask for the nation's confidence in him," Lee said, noting that the decision was made during a meeting of senior presidential secretaries and advisers held early in the morning.

The Cabinet and the secretaries submitted their resignations to Roh Moo-hyun before an emergency press conference on Saturday morning, during which Roh turned down the resignations.

On Friday, Roh Moo-hyun announced he planned to ask for the nation's confidence in his administration and himself by some kind of vote.

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