South Korea has moved to suspend part of a military agreement it signed with Pyongyang in 2018 after North Korea defied warnings from the United States and its allies and launched a spy satellite, calling it a success.
South Korea has decided to suspend part of its military agreement with North Korea after the latter launched a spy satellite , defying warnings from the US and its allies. North Korea claimed that the satellite was successfully placed in orbit and announced plans to launch more in the future. South Korea and Japan are yet to verify the satellite's existence. The US military is still assessing the launch's success.
South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo announced the suspension of the inter-Korean pact during a cabinet meeting
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