South Korea warns it will respond with a heavy hand to a direct provocation from North Korea

South Korea warns it will respond with a heavy hand to a direct provocation from North Korea

Thus, he has ordered the South Korean Army to be prepared to react “immediately” if Pyongyang carries out “direct” actions against the territory. Lee has already warned that there will be strong responses after being sworn in and has expressed his commitment to strengthening the alliance between South Korea and the United States.

“We will strengthen the cohesion of the Army and the alliance between countries to increase mutual benefit in defense matters,” he asserted. His comments come shortly before the visit of the US president, Joe Bidento Seoul, scheduled for this May.

On Tuesday, the new president of South Korea, Yoon Suk-yeoltook office with a call for North Korea to give up its nuclear arsenal in exchange for economic incentives.

The president assured that if Pyongyang “genuinely embarks on a process for complete denuclearization”, he is willing to present “a bold plan” to revive North Korea’s impoverished economy and improve the standard of living of its population.

Source: Ambito

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