South Korea's government has approved the suspension of a contentious military agreement with North Korea, a step that would allow it to take tougher responses to North Korean provocations.
South Korea Suspending Military Deal With North Korea After Tensions Over Balloons
The development came as animosities between the rival Koreas rose sharply recently after North Korea launched trash-carrying balloons across the border in reaction to previous South Korean civilian leafletting campaigns.
North Korea sent hundreds more trash-carrying balloons to South Korea Photo: X Screengrab
North Korea sent hundreds more trash-carrying balloons to South Korea Photo: X Screengrab
The development came as animosities between the rival Koreas rose sharply recently after North Korea launched trash-carrying balloons across the border in reaction to previous South Korean civilian leafletting campaigns.
On Tuesday, South Korea's Cabinet Council passed a proposal aimed at suspending the 2018 inter-Korean agreement on lowering down frontline military tensions.
The proposal will formally take effect when it's signed by President Yoon Suk Yeol, likely later Tuesday, according to government officials.
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