N. Korea terminated military agreement with S. Korea and promised to place new weapons on border
The DPRK announced that it will deploy more powerful armed forces and new types of weapons on the border with South Korea, Reuters reports
The statement was made the day after Seoul suspended part of the military agreement between the two Koreas in protest against Pyongyang's launch of a spy satellite.
In a statement reported by the KCNA news agency, the North Korean Defence Ministry said the country would restore all military measures terminated in accordance with the agreement signed in 2018, which was designed to reduce tensions on the common border, “From now on, our army will never be bound by the military agreement between the North and the South as of September 19th. We will cancel the military steps taken to prevent military tensions and conflicts in all directions, including land, sea and air. We will deploy more powerful armed forces and military equipment of a new type in the region along the military-democratic line.”
On November 22nd, South Korea suspended part of the inter-Korean agreement in response to Pyongyang's launch and said it would immediately strengthen surveillance along the heavily fortified border.
