South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday ratified September's Pyongyang Joint Declaration and inter-Korean military agreement, in a step which he earlier in the day said would speed up the North's denuclearization and improve human rights.
The move formally brings the two agreements into South Korean law, and follows the ROK Ministry of Government Legislation's conclusion that the two agreements, signed in September, do not require the National Assembly's consent before they are ratified.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday ratified September's Pyongyang Joint Declaration and inter-Korean military agreement, in a step which he earlier in the day said would speed up the North's denuclearization and improve human rights.
The move formally brings the two agreements into South Korean law, and follows the ROK Ministry of Government Legislation's conclusion that the two agreements, signed in September, do not require the National Assembly's consent before they are ratified.
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