South Korea suspends 2018 inter-Korean tension-reduction pact

South Korean soldiers stand guard at the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the inter-Korean Demilitarized Zone, near Kaesong. File photo

The CMA, signed by the two Koreas on September 19, 2018, called for a halt to all hostile military activities between the two sides, as well as the establishment of maritime buffer zones and the transformation of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) into a peace zone. In fact, the agreement has been partially canceled since late 2023.

“The meeting decided to propose suspending the entire CMA until trust between the two Koreas is restored,” the South Korean presidential office said. “ The government will take all necessary measures to protect the lives and safety of its citizens,” the presidential office said.

Earlier on June 2, North Korea announced that it would temporarily stop releasing balloons containing scrap paper across the border to South Korea. North Korea also warned that it would continue releasing balloons if it continued to receive leaflets from South Korea.

North and South Korea are still technically at war because the 1953 conflict on the peninsula ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty. North Korea has repeatedly criticized South Korea for failing to stop activists from launching balloon leaflets across the border.

According to baotintuc.vn

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