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Yesterday (16th), North Korea, which bombed the South-North Joint Contact Office, foretold a stronger provocation this morning, as if it were not in the castle. The plan is to resume military training in the border area and relocate military units to the Mt. Geumgang and Kaesong Industrial Complex. South Korea said yesterday that it requested to send an envoy but refused it.

Please report to Jung Joon-ho.

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Yesterday afternoon, after exploding the inter-Korean joint office in Kaesong, North Korea made an announcement in the name of a spokesman for the General Staff of the People's Army.

North Korea first said it would deploy military units, such as regiments and fire brigades, to Mt. Geumgang and Kaesong Industrial Complex.

He also announced that he would advance to the guard post that was withdrawn from the Demilitarized Zone, strengthen the work of artillery units deployed on all fronts, and resume normal military training in the border area.

In fact, it is interpreted as meaning to destroy the 9/19 military agreement.

In addition, he added that he would open an area favorable for the spreading of flyers in South Korea, ensure that North Koreans can apply, and even take safety measures.

North Korea says it will allow the plans to be ratified by the Chosun Workers' Party's Central Military Commission as soon as possible.

North Korea also claimed that the South had requested, but refused, an envoy.

The South Korean authorities reported that South Korean authorities yesterday requested North Korea to send heads of the National Security Office for Justice and Director of the National Intelligence Service to the Special Envoy.

The central news agency reported that Kim Yeo-jung, the first vice-president of the Labor Party, announced his disapproval.

The central news agency reported that the First Vice-President Kim warned that the South would benefit from self-respect while strictly controlling and managing the behavior of those who stimulate North Korea by rewarding them with correct practices, not unrealistic suggestions such as dispatching envoys.