The new Liberal President of Zuid -Korea announced his plans on Friday to terminate some military activities along the border with Noord -Korea and to restore a military agreement with his neighbor in an attempt to reduce border voltages.
Speaking on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Korea of Japanese colonial rule, President Lee Jae Myung said that he would return the so-called September-out military agreement, a de-escalation measure that was reached between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korea’s former Liberal President Jaee-In.
“Everyone knows that long -term hostility benefits people in neither of the two Koreas,” Lee said during his speech.
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The new Liberal President of South Korea, Lee Jae Myung, announced his plans on Friday to end some military activities along the border with Noord -Korea. (AP)
The agreement ended some military activities on the border between the two countries, including the creation of buffer zones on land and sea and no-fly zones above the border to prevent fighting. It also ended military exercises at the border and removed some guard stations along the demilitarized zone.
The deal was signed at an Inter-Korean top in 2018, but eventually fell apart when cross-border tensions followed.
Lee called on the north to respond to Seoul’s efforts to rebuild confidence and to breathe new life into dialogue, although how Pyongyang will respond, remains unclear.
Lee said he would reduce the so-called 19 September-extended military agreement. (AP)
In recent weeks, the best North Korean officials have rejected other movements of Lee to illuminate the tension between the two countries.
The new president of the South pointed to the efforts of his government to lower tensions, including stopping the launch of balloons ran by activists with anti-Noord-Korea Folders and stopping speaker propaganda broadcasts across the border.
“In particular, to prevent accidental collisions between South and North Korea and to build military trust, we will take proactive, gradual steps to restore the military agreement of September 19,” Lee said.
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Lee called on the north to respond to Seoul’s efforts to rebuild trust and to breathe new life into dialogue. (AP)
“I hope that Noord -Korea will answer our efforts to restore confidence and breathe new life into dialogue,” he added.
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In June last year, former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced a complete suspension of the military pact after North Korea sent hundreds of waste filled balloons across the border. The north had left the pact in November 2023.
Reuters and the Associated Press have contributed to this report.
