Kim Freezes Military Moves Against South Korea in Latest U-Turn
- Possible sign of deescalation ahead of Korean War anniversary
- North Korea had deployed troops, blew up joint liaison office
Kim Jong Un
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Kim Jong Un ordered the suspension of military actions against South Korea, a move that could ease tensions after North Korea blew up a liaison office built by Seoul and warned of further provocations.
Kim “took stock of the prevailing situation and suspended the military action plans against the south” during a military commission meeting for his ruling Worker’s Party of Korea, the official Korean Central News Agency said Wednesday, without elaborating. The report was published the day before the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War in 1950, a milestone that had prompted speculation about further escalation by Pyongyang.