The presidential office says it held an emergency meeting Sunday after the airplane crash at Muan International Airport and has briefed acting President Choi Sang-mok on the situation. 

Presidential chief of staff Chung Jin-suk chaired the meeting, which started at 11:30 a.m. and was attended by senior presidential secretaries. 

The office of the secretary to the president for state affairs monitoring is said to have briefed the top office on the plane crash.

An official with the top office said the meeting focused on the status of the incident and how to deal with it, adding that further meetings may follow depending on developments.