South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun Monday said he will no longer dispute the Constitutional Court's ruling against capital relocation but pledged to continuously pursue balanced regional development through other projects.

"We are determined to proceed with a proper project which does not run against the Constitutional Court's ruling but keeps intact the government's aim for balanced regional development," Roh said in an annual budget speech to the National Assembly read by South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan.

Roh added, "We will soon present concrete measures after gauging public opinion and consulting the (ruling) party."

His apparent acceptance of the court's ruling against the capital relocation removed concerns he was headed on a collision course with the Constitutional Court, which reinstated him in May after he was impeached by the National Assembly.

South Korean Constitutional Court ruled the special laws on capital relocation, which passed by the old National Assembly in last December, is unconstitutional last Thursday.

Most public opinion polls taken immediately after the court ruling showed more than 60 percent still opposed the capital relocation plan, not promising of a majority needed in a national referendum, as recommended by the Constitutional Court.

However, according to various polls in the Chungcheong areas, more than 50 percent people still hope the government will hold its promise to build new administrative capital in the area.

South Korean government selected Yeongi-Gongju area in the South Chungcheong Province as new site for the administrative capital in this August.

After the court gave the ruling, Roh's aides and some ruling party lawmakers have suggested the government circumvent the court ruling by establishing an administrative town to relocate some government agencies to Gongju.