South Korea to partially suspend 2018 inter-Korean military pact
(VOVWORLD) - Following North Korea's recent launch of a military spy satellite, South Korea on Wednesday approved the partial suspension of an inter-Korean military accord signed in 2018.
 A North Korean rocket carrying a military spy satellite is launched in this undated photo released on November 22, 2023. (Photo: KCNA) |
The decision was made in an emergency Cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Han Duck-soo in Seoul.
Earlier the National Security Council announced it would take steps to partially suspend the military agreement and would resume aerial reconnaissance and surveillance operations near the inter-Korean border area.
Pyongyang media confirmed that on Tuesday night, North Korea successfully placed its first spy satellite into orbit.
The Comprehensive Military Agreement signed by the two Koreas in 2018 called for a halt to all hostile military activities between the two sides, established maritime buffer zones, and designated the demilitarized zone as a region of peace.