President Yoon shares decision to suspend ‘9/19’ at Korea-UK summit
President Yoon Seok-yeol, who is on a state visit to the UK, held a Korea-UK summit on the 22nd (local time) and together with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunnack condemned North Korea’s launch of a military reconnaissance satellite. He also shared with Prime Minister Sunnack our government’s decision to suspend part of the September 19 inter-Korean military agreement.
The President’s Office reported that the two leaders confirmed that North Korea’s launch of the so-called reconnaissance satellite was a clear violation of UN Security Council resolutions and a provocation against the international community at the summit held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Downing Street. The two leaders agreed to work with the international community to condemn this and jointly respond.
In particular, regarding North Korea’s launch of a military reconnaissance satellite, the two countries agreed to condemn it together with the international community and jointly respond to it, calling it “a clear violation of UN Security Council resolutions and a provocation against the international community.”
President Yoon explained, “Due to North Korea’s provocative action (launch of a military reconnaissance satellite), we suspended part of the inter-Korean military agreement five years ago and resumed forward-level surveillance and reconnaissance activities against North Korea.” At the same time, he said, “Let us strengthen information sharing and security cooperation through the 2+2 cooperation system between the Korean and British defense and foreign ministers, which will be established through the Downing Street agreement.” Prime Minister Sunnack expressed concern about military cooperation between Russia and North Korea during the meeting and said, “I support South Korea’s goals for a denuclearized, peaceful, and prosperous Korean Peninsula.”
President Yoon asked Prime Minister Sunnack for close cooperation with the United Kingdom, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, and for the United Kingdom’s support to promote cooperation among the G7 (seven major countries).
On this day, President Yoon signed the ‘Downing Street Accord’ with Prime Minister Sunnack, which covers all areas of strategic cooperation between the two countries. Through the Downing Street Agreement, the two leaders decided to make defense and security the top area of cooperation among the three major areas of cooperation between the two countries, including defense and security, economic security, and sustainable future.
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Source: Donga
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