Border Area Resident Protection 'Anti-North Korea Leaflet Distribution Act' Passes Foreign Affairs Committee, Ministry of Unification "Welcomes"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Ministry of Unification has expressed a welcoming stance on the passage of the "Partial Amendment to the Act on the Development of Inter-Korean Relations" through the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee. This amendment includes provisions such as the prohibition of leaflet distribution to North Korea.

On the 2nd, the Ministry of Unification stated in a press release, "This amendment is a 'Life and Safety Protection Act' for 1.12 million residents in border areas and the public, and it is a law to promote the improvement of inter-Korean relations by establishing a turning point to strictly observe and implement agreements between the South and the North, as well as a law to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula."

It added, "We will do our best to protect the lives and safety of the people as decided by the standing committee," and "We will also uphold the resolution's intent that agreements between the South and the North must be strictly observed and implemented, thereby building a foundation for sustainable development of inter-Korean relations."

Earlier that day, the Democratic Party of Korea held a full meeting of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee and unilaterally passed the "Partial Amendment to the Act on the Development of Inter-Korean Relations." The opposition parties, including the People Power Party, opposed the bill's passage and walked out.

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