Korea Unification Ministry: Korea and North Korea should continue to abide by all agreements

　　China News Agency, Seoul, June 14 (Reporter Zeng Nai) In response to the recent situation on the Korean peninsula, the South Korean Unification Ministry said on the 14th that the ROK and the DPRK should jointly abide by all previously signed agreements.

　　Following North Korea’s announcement to cut off all communication lines between North Korea and South Korea, the first Deputy Minister of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, Kim Yoo-jung, spoke on the 13th, criticizing South Korea’s ineffective handling of the issue of anti-DPRK leaflets issued by “North Korean defectors”, stating that the DPRK will soon respond to Han took the next stage of action. Zhang Jinzhe, head of the United Front Department of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, also said that the DPRK’s trust in the Korean authorities has completely disappeared.

Data Map: In June 2019, South Korea opened its first walking tour of the Korean-DPRK demilitarized zone to the public. The picture shows the Korean side is explaining the walking route. China News Service reporter Zeng Nashe

　　The Blue House of the Presidential Palace of South Korea said on the 14th that Zheng Yirong, the head of the National Security Office, chaired the meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Security Council (NSC) to discuss the current situation on the Korean Peninsula and solutions.

　　The Korean Ministry of Unification said on the same day that the government was aware of the current situation and that the ROK and the DPRK should jointly abide by all the agreements signed by the two parties.

　　The South Korean Ministry of Defense stated that South Korea and North Korea must abide by the previously signed military field agreement in order to achieve peace on the Korean Peninsula and prevent military conflicts. The Ministry of National Defense stated that it will closely track the DPRK military movements and make sufficient preparations for various situations.

　　South Korean and Korean leaders signed the "Panmendian Declaration", the "Pyongyang Joint Declaration" in September, and the military field agreement in 2018, and reached agreement on the early promotion of the denuclearization of the peninsula and the strengthening of North-South exchanges and cooperation. (Finish)