DPRK to deploy troops near border, ROK vows it will 'pay the price'
2020-06-18 09:30:35 source：CGTN
June 17, 2020
Immediately after Pyongyang's announcement that it will redeploy soldiers to the previously demilitarized areas near its border with Seoul, Defense Military of the Republic of Korea (ROK) expressed deep concern, threatening that the neighbor would "pay the price" if the military plan comes into action.
These moves will thwart two decades of joint efforts and outcomes by the ROK and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to develop inter-Korean relations and keep peace on the Korean Peninsula, the ministry said.
According to Pyongyang's official KCNA, the DPRK army was making a clearer stand on more detailed military action plans outlined Tuesday to provide military guarantee for the measures taken by the party and the government. In addition, Pyongyang also rejected ROK's offer to send special envoys to potentially ease escalating tensions.
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