SEOUL: South Korea plans to suspend a military agreement signed with North Korea in 2018 aimed at easing tensions, the presidential office said on Monday (May 3), after Seoul warned of a strong response to balloons launched by Pyongyang
A plastic bag carrying various objects including what appeared to be trash that crossed inter-Korean border with a balloon believed to have been sent by North Korea , is pictured in Seoul, in this picture provided and released by the Defense Ministry, Jun 2, 2024.
The National Security Council said it would raise the plan to suspend the military agreement for approval by the cabinet at a meeting on Tuesday. South Korea has previously said it would take"unendurable" measures against North Korea for sending the trash balloons over the border, which could include blaring propaganda from loudspeakers positioned at the border directed at the North.
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