Yoo Seung-min: "North Korea Will Further Provoke by Land, Sea, and Air"

"The Panmunjom Declaration and the September 19 Military Agreement Have Become Scrap Paper"

Former Future United Party lawmaker Yoo Seung-min said on Facebook on the 17th, "(North Korea) will provoke without distinction between land, sea, and air, including the destruction of the Kaesong Industrial Complex and Mount Kumgang facilities, deployment of troops in the Demilitarized Zone, nuclear and missile provocations, the sinking of the Cheonan, and the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island."
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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Former Future United Party lawmaker Yoo Seung-min claimed that North Korea's demolition of the Kaesong Inter-Korean Joint Liaison Office means "North Korea will continue to engage in more dangerous gambles."

On the 17th, Yoo stated on his Facebook, "(North Korea) will provoke not only by destroying the Kaesong Industrial Complex and Mount Kumgang facilities and deploying troops to the Demilitarized Zone, but also through nuclear and missile provocations, as well as attacks on the Cheonan warship and shelling of Yeonpyeong Island, indiscriminately targeting land, sea, and air."

He criticized, "Is this peace? The Panmunjom Declaration of April 27, 2018, and the September 19 Military Agreement of the same year have become scraps of paper."

Regarding the successive verbal attacks by Kim Yo-jong, First Deputy Director of the Workers' Party, he said, "This is the result of the endlessly servile and submissive appeasement policy toward North Korea pursued by President Moon Jae-in and the Democratic Party over the past three years."

He also pointed out, "The very North Korea policy that led the President of the Republic of Korea to endure the insult of being called a 'foolish disgrace' by the North, abandon denuclearization, and effectively make North Korea a nuclear-armed state, culminated in yesterday's demolition."

Yoo added, "Now, our people must wake up and face reality. We must realize the truth that true peace cannot be achieved through endless flattery and submissiveness toward the North's supreme dignity, and that real peace cannot be attained by our own strength alone."

He continued, "Only strong sanctions against North Korea and decisive retaliation against provocations can protect peace. When we uphold this principle, the door to dialogue and negotiation toward genuine peace will open."

Meanwhile, Yoo, who did not run in the April 15 general election, has officially declared his intention to run for the presidency, emphasizing conservative restoration after the election. During his time as a lawmaker, he took a hardline stance on security issues.

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