N. Korea’s Kim Yo-jong threatens military action in response to propaganda leaflets
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북한, 대남 무력시위 공식선언…"다음 보복행동은 군대가"
The South Korean government responded to the North's latest threat today, saying that both sides should adhere to all of their agreements,... and that the South Korean military is ready to respond to all possible scenarios.
This comes after the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un,... understood to be the regime's second in command, said Saturday that the North is going to take military action... in retaliation for the propaganda leaflets flown across the DMZ by activists south of the border.
Jang Tae-hyun has the details.
The South Korean government,... despite the North's raising of tensions on the inter-Korean border,... is sticking to the promises made by the two sides in the past, and trying to figure out ways to peacefully resolve the situation.
South Korea's defense ministry said Sunday that its military is fully prepared to respond to all possible scenarios.
It said it's taking North's action seriously, checking the movement of North Korea's military, and urging that the 2018 military agreement be kept.
That agreement, it stressed, should be fully implemented to establish peace on the Korean Peninsula and to prevent any accidental clashes between the two sides.
The same day, Seoul's Unification Ministry said that it is also taking the situation seriously and stressed that both Koreas should make efforts to comply with all of their agreements.
On Saturday, in its latest round of rhetoric aimed at South Korea,... Kim Yo-jong, the sister of the regime's leader Kim Jong-un, said Pyeongyang will "surely" take actions against Seoul.
She said she had given such instructions to the department handling affairs with South Korea, which she referred in her statement as "the enemy."
The threat comes about a week after the regime cut off all communication lines with the South and scrapped the military agreement... in retaliation for South Korean activist groups and North Korean defectors sending anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets into the North.
In the days since,... the South Korean government has pledged to crack down on the leaflet campaigns, saying they violate existing national security laws.
Also, the South Korean province of Gyeonggi-do has designated several areas near the border as 'off-limits' to leaflet campaigners, with criminal penalties for violators.
Jang Tae-hyun, Arirang News.
The South Korean government responded to the North's latest threat today, saying that both sides should adhere to all of their agreements,... and that the South Korean military is ready to respond to all possible scenarios.
This comes after the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un,... understood to be the regime's second in command, said Saturday that the North is going to take military action... in retaliation for the propaganda leaflets flown across the DMZ by activists south of the border.
Jang Tae-hyun has the details.
The South Korean government,... despite the North's raising of tensions on the inter-Korean border,... is sticking to the promises made by the two sides in the past, and trying to figure out ways to peacefully resolve the situation.
South Korea's defense ministry said Sunday that its military is fully prepared to respond to all possible scenarios.
It said it's taking North's action seriously, checking the movement of North Korea's military, and urging that the 2018 military agreement be kept.
That agreement, it stressed, should be fully implemented to establish peace on the Korean Peninsula and to prevent any accidental clashes between the two sides.
The same day, Seoul's Unification Ministry said that it is also taking the situation seriously and stressed that both Koreas should make efforts to comply with all of their agreements.
On Saturday, in its latest round of rhetoric aimed at South Korea,... Kim Yo-jong, the sister of the regime's leader Kim Jong-un, said Pyeongyang will "surely" take actions against Seoul.
She said she had given such instructions to the department handling affairs with South Korea, which she referred in her statement as "the enemy."
The threat comes about a week after the regime cut off all communication lines with the South and scrapped the military agreement... in retaliation for South Korean activist groups and North Korean defectors sending anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets into the North.
In the days since,... the South Korean government has pledged to crack down on the leaflet campaigns, saying they violate existing national security laws.
Also, the South Korean province of Gyeonggi-do has designated several areas near the border as 'off-limits' to leaflet campaigners, with criminal penalties for violators.
Jang Tae-hyun, Arirang News.