Inter-Korean military pact compromised border island defense, ROK minister says

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Inter-Korean military pact compromised border island defense, ROK minister says

Shin Won-sik slams 2018 deal with North Korea for limiting live-fire drills during visit to island once shelled by DPRK

Jeongmin Kim | Joon Ha Park October 24, 2023

Inter-Korean military pact compromised border island defense, ROK minister says

ROK defense minister Shin Won-sik at Yeonpyeong Island | Image: ROK MND (Oct. 23, 2023)

The two Koreas’ 2018 military agreement has limited live-fire training needed to defend border islands against North Korean armed aggression, South Korea’s defense minister said during a visit to Yeonpyeong Island on Monday.

Since taking office earlier this month, Shin Won-sik has repeatedly argued that South Korea needs to suspend the Comprehensive Military Agreement (CMA) signed during the previous Moon Jae-in administration as quickly as possible.

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Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau.

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