North Korea said it has been angered by the defectors and in the past week severed inter-Korean hotlines and threatened to close a liaison office between the two governments. As part of the effort to improve ties with the North, South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s administration has sought to discourage the leaflet and rice campaigns, and defectors have complained of pressure to avoid criticism of North Korea. South Korea’s Unification Ministry and Defence Ministry each released statements asking the North to honour inter-Korean agreements reached in the past. “The South and the North should try to honour all inter-Korean agreements reached,” the Unification Ministry said in a statement. The Defence Ministry said the military is ready to respond to “all situations,” and added it is closely monitoring moves by the North Korean military.

Source: bd News24 June 14, 2020 07:52 UTC