Finally Appeared Kim Jong-un... Sudden Suspension of Military Action Plan Against South Korea

Chairing the CPC Central Military Commission Preparatory Meeting
Seeking a Turning Point to Reverse the Worst Inter-Korean Relations

On the 7th, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held the 13th Political Bureau meeting of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party to discuss measures for developing a self-reliant economy and improving the people's living standards, the Rodong Sinmun reported on the 8th.

Kim Jong-un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea, presided over a preliminary meeting of the 7th Central Military Commission's 5th session of the Workers' Party on the 23rd and decided to put the military action plans against South Korea on hold, North Korea's state media Korean Central News Agency reported on the 24th.

The agency reported that the Central Military Commission assessed the recent situation and decided at the 7th Central Military Commission's 5th session to suspend the military action plans against South Korea previously proposed by the General Staff Department.

Previously, North Korea had announced a shift of its inter-Korean affairs to hostile affairs and had warned of military actions against South Korea.

Kim Yo-jong, First Deputy Director of the Workers' Party who has recently led the offensive against South Korea, hinted at the demolition of the Kaesong Inter-Korean Liaison Office in a statement on the 13th and said, "The authority to carry out the next hostile action will be handed over to our military's General Staff Department."

Subsequently, on the 17th, the General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army announced in a spokesperson's statement the deployment of military units to the Mount Kumgang tourism area and Kaesong Industrial Complex, the redeployment of guard posts (GPs) in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) from which troops had withdrawn, the resumption of military exercises in the West Sea, and military support for leaflet (flyer) distribution against South Korea.

The General Staff Department stated, "These military action plans will be further detailed and approved by the Party Central Military Commission at an early date."

Accordingly, there was a prevailing expectation that the Central Military Commission would convene soon and that the announced military measures would be implemented, but Chairman Kim's sudden decision to suspend them has drawn attention to the background and intent.

At the meeting, major military policy proposals were reviewed, and several documents reflecting national measures to strengthen war deterrence were also discussed.

The agency reported that Ri Pyong-chol, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, and some members of the Central Military Commission participated in the meeting.

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