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South Korean president, navy: If provoked, fight back

2024-02-10 16:58:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

South Korean president, navy: If provoked, fight back

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol told marines on Saturday to "first act, then report" if provoked, following escalating threats from North Korea.

North Korea, a country with nuclear power, has this year declared South Korea as the "main enemy", closed the agencies that aimed at reunification, and the return of communications, as well as threatened war even if "0.001 millimeter" is touched. ” of the territory.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reiterated on Friday that Pyongyang will not hesitate to "put an end" to South Korea if attacked, calling Seoul the North Koreans' "most dangerous enemy".

Yoon, on the other hand, has deepened cooperation with the United States and Japan since coming to power in 2022, including increasing joint military exercises.

"If the enemy provokes us, act according to the principle of 'first act, then report' and respond decisively without hesitation to destroy the will of the enemy," Yoon said during a visit to members of the South Korean Navy.

Yoon made similar statements last month at a military base.

In addition to toughening the rhetoric, both sides have increased security measures recently.

Yoon, who won power on pledges to be tough on Pyongyang, and his party are aiming to regain a parliamentary majority in the next election.

Experts have said that North Korea has a long record of provocations that it has done before South Korean elections, as part of a strategy to cause problems for South Koreans./ REL





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