North Korea has broken an agreement with its southern neighbor aimed at easing tensions on the two countries’ border.
North Korea has broken a five-year agreement with South Korea aimed at easing military tensions and announced it will increase the presence of its armed forces at the demarcation line. The case is reported by the Financial Times.
“We will immediately resume all suspended military measures,” the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea said in a statement, warning that “the so-called ‘Republic of Korea’ will bear full responsibility if an irreversible conflict breaks out between the North and South.”
The comprehensive military agreement signed by Seoul and Pyongyang in 2018 was aimed at easing military tensions along the border. As part of that, both countries pledged to “completely cease all hostile actions against each other” and introduced a number of measures aimed at building greater trust, including a ban on exercises near the border and restrictions on live fire exercises. The parties also removed some defensive positions and launched a military hotline.
Seoul has repeatedly accused Pyongyang of violating the terms of the 2018 deal, and senior officials are increasingly questioning its aims.
Pyongyang launched a spy satellite
North Korea recently announced the successful launch of its new Mulligan-1 satellite, which will officially begin its reconnaissance mission on December 1 after minor modifications.
Although officials in Seoul believe the North Korean spy satellite will be primitive at best, it could help Pyongyang pursue its goals by gathering data needed to launch nuclear strikes on South Korea and Japan, where it most American soldiers are stationed there.
Following Pyongyang’s successful satellite launch, Seoul announced Tuesday evening that it would partially suspend the 2018 agreement and resume surveillance activities closer to the demilitarized zone separating the two countries.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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