Seoul, Dec 26 : South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol called on Tuesday for approaching the issue of the country's surprisingly declining birthrate from a fundamentally different perspective, emphasising the need to identify its causes and find effective solutions.

Yoon also called on each government agency to promptly execute next year's government budget, passed by parliament last week, to support people's livelihoods.  "The confirmed budget aligns with the government's sound fiscal principles," Yoon said.