Yeo: "The September 19 Military Agreement Acts as a Constraint on Diplomatic Strategy Formation"

13th People Power Party National Audit Countermeasures Meeting
Yun Jae-ok "The National Assembly Must Also Support Government Decisions"

The People Power Party emphasized the need to suspend the effectiveness of the September 19 military agreement, stating that it imposes constraints on the formulation of diplomatic and security strategies amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

On the 13th, Yoon Jae-ok, floor leader of the People Power Party, stated at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly, "Considering the current international situation, it is difficult to disagree that the security vacuum and diplomatic constraints caused by the September 19 military agreement should no longer be neglected."

Yoon Jae-ok, floor leader of the People Power Party, is speaking at the National Assembly's audit countermeasure meeting held on the 13th. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

Floor leader Yoon said, "Hamas succeeded in a surprise attack due to Israel's surveillance, reconnaissance, and gaps, and it was confirmed at yesterday's National Defense Committee audit that we are also experiencing temporal and spatial restrictions on surveillance and reconnaissance of North Korea due to the September 19 military agreement," adding, "From a broader perspective, we must not overlook the fact that the September 19 military agreement acts as a tangible and intangible shackle in establishing overall diplomatic and security strategies."

He then urged the National Assembly to support the suspension of the effectiveness of the September 19 military agreement. Floor leader Yoon stated, "Security instability has already escalated to a very dangerous level, and in order to enhance safety and flexibility in our strategic response, we cannot avoid considering the suspension of the effectiveness of the September 19 military agreement," adding, "Whether to maintain the September 19 military agreement falls under the government's authority, but since it significantly affects national security and diplomacy, the National Assembly also needs to support the government's decision."

He rebutted the Democratic Party's claim that the military agreement serves as a 'safety net to prevent military clashes between the South and the North,' arguing that recent security threats have rather increased. Floor leader Yoon said, "We must face the reality that over the past five years since the agreement, security threats we face, such as North Korea's nuclear development and missile provocations, have only intensified," adding, "The Democratic Party's claim that suspending the effectiveness of the September 19 military agreement causes security instability is a misinterpretation of the facts."

He continued, "The Democratic Party should acknowledge the grave fact that peace on the Korean Peninsula is guaranteed not by baseless optimism but by substantial power and action, and there should be no distortion of the suspension of the September 19 military agreement's effectiveness into a political dispute."

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