Suspending military deal with North Korea would do more harm than good: Experts



Analysis Suspending military deal with North Korea would do more harm than good: Experts Seoul’s new defense minister compared South Korea to Israel in apparent bid to scrap Comprehensive Military Agreement Jeongmin Kim October 10, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON South Korea and North Korea sign the Comprehensive Military Agreement on Sept. 19, 2018 \| Image: Joint Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps, edited by NK News South Korea’s new defense minister, who was inaugurated over the weekend, repeated his pledge on Tuesday to suspend a 2018 military agreement with North Korea "as soon as possible,” in the clearest indicator to date that the landmark deal’s days may be numbered. Speaking to local media on Tuesday, Shin Won-shik also compared South Korea to Israel in an apparent bid to justify the scrapping of the military agreement. South Korea’s new defense minister, who was inaugurated over the weekend, repeated his pledge on Tuesday to suspend a 2018 military agreement with North Korea "as soon as possible,” in the clearest indicator to date that the landmark deal’s days may be numbered. Speaking to local media on Tuesday, Shin Won-shik also compared South Korea to Israel in an apparent bid to justify the scrapping of the military agreement. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Suspending military deal with North Korea would do more harm than good: Experts

Seoul’s new defense minister compared South Korea to Israel in apparent bid to scrap Comprehensive Military Agreement

Jeongmin Kim October 10, 2023

Suspending military deal with North Korea would do more harm than good: Experts

South Korea and North Korea sign the Comprehensive Military Agreement on Sept. 19, 2018 | Image: Joint Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps, edited by NK News

South Korea’s new defense minister, who was inaugurated over the weekend, repeated his pledge on Tuesday to suspend a 2018 military agreement with North Korea "as soon as possible,” in the clearest indicator to date that the landmark deal’s days may be numbered.

Speaking to local media on Tuesday, Shin Won-shik also compared South Korea to Israel in an apparent bid to justify the scrapping of the military agreement.

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