South Korea To Suspend Military Agreement With North Korea
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Alimat Aliyeva
The National Security Council (NSC) of South Korea will consider
a draft on the complete termination of the 2018 inter-Korean
military agreement, Azernews reports.
According to the draft, the agreement will be terminated until
trust between Seoul and Pyongyang is restored.
It is noted that at today's meeting of the National Security
Council, it was decided to include consideration of the bill in the
agenda of tomorrow's meeting.
The Inter-Korean Agreement (September 19, 2018) provides for
measures to reduce tension in the military sphere, including the
establishment of buffer zones in border areas. In November 2023,
South Korea announced a partial refusal to comply with the terms of
this agreement. The reason for this decision was the launch of
reconnaissance satellites by the DPRK.
On May 31, South Korea's Unification Ministry warned that it
would take "unbearably" painful measures against North Korea if it
continued to commit provocations. The authorities are considering
the possibility of conducting a "psychological war" against the
DPRK, which includes broadcasting loudspeakers along the border and
sending leaflets critical of the North Korean regime.
On May 28, May 29 and June 2, the DPRK sent balloons with
garbage and manure towards South Korea. 260 balloons have crossed
the border all the time. The Deputy Minister of Defense of the
DPRK, Kim Gang Il, stated that balloons with garbage were launched
after propaganda materials from South Korea were found on the
territory of the DPRK.
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