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S. Korea Says North Violated Inter-Korean Military Accord

NORTH KOREA

South Korea's presidential National Security Council condemned the barrage of North Korean military drills held overnight, while the Joint Chiefs of Staff called on Pyongyang to immediately stop provocations.

  • The Council "took note that North Korea has recently been firing ballistic missiles at various times and places with unprecedented frequency, and reaffirmed that all ballistic missile launches by North Korea constitute clear violations of U.S. Security Council resolutions," Yonhap News Agency reported.
  • South Korean military accused North Korea of firing 170 artillery rounds into the East and West Sea buffer zones, violating the 9/19 inter-Korean accord. Earlier this month, Chosun Ilbo reported that South Korea was considering a plan to terminate the agreement if North Korea conducts a nuclear test.

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