North Korea decides to suspend military action plans against South Korea, KCNA news agency reports
This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on May 24, 2020 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea in an undisclosed location in North Korea.
The committee also discussed documents outlining measures for "further bolstering the war deterrent of the country," KCNA reported.Political tensions between the rival Koreas have been rising over Pyongyang's objections to plans by defector-led groups in the South to send propaganda leaflets into the North.
A spokesman for South Korea's Unification Ministry, which handles relations with the North, said it is monitoring the situation and had no change in its stance that inter-Korean agreements should be kept.Rollercoaster of Tensions Kim's sister, Kim Yo-jong, warned last week of retaliatory measures against South Korea that could involve the military, without elaborating.
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