Seoul To Fully Suspend Inter-Korean Peace Pact
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) TOKYO, June 3 (KUNA) -- Seoul decided Monday to fully suspend the 2018 inter-Korean reduction pact until mutual trust is restored in response to Pyongyang's massive sending of trash-carrying balloons into South Korea, Yonhap News Agency reported.
The presidential National Security Council held a meeting with related ministries to evaluate North Korea's recent series of provocations and agreed to propose a motion suspending the Comprehensive Military Agreement during a Cabinet meeting slated for Tuesday.
"The attendees decided to submit a proposal to suspend the entire effectiveness of the September 19 Military Agreement until mutual trust between the two Koreas is restored," the presidential office said in a release.
The North has sent nearly 1,000 balloons carrying trash into the South since Thursday, the report said, adding that no human casualties were reported, but some balloons caused property damage.
Monday's decision to suspend the whole pact came months after South Korea suspended part of the pact and removed no-fly zones along the border, after the North successfully launched its first military spy satellite in violation of UN Security Council resolutions.
The full suspension of the pact would allow South Korea to resume military training near the border and loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts into the North. "This measure will enable military training near the Military Demarcation Line, which has been restricted by the agreement, and allow for more adequate and immediate responses to North Korean provocations.
The government will take all necessary measures to protect the lives and safety of our citizens," the office said. (end)
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