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He President of South KoreaYoon Seok Yeol stated on Tuesday martial law with the aim of “eradicate forces associated with North Korea” and guarantee “freedom and happiness” to the South Korean population – a measure taken against the backdrop of rising tensions between the two countries following rapprochement between them. Pyongyang And Moscow this has been happening for the past few months.

Yoon, who addressed the country to announce the adoption of this emergency measureindicated that martial law was necessary to “defend constitutional orderThe Asian country is technically still at war with North Korea since the 1950s, when the two sides agreed to a truce that ended fighting in the absence of a peace treaty.

The move prompted the Defense Department to call an emergency meeting with top commanders and senior Air Force officials. Armed forcesmeeting in the next few hours to outline next steps, according to information compiled by South Korean news agency Yonhap.

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Subsequently, the authorities will give necessary instructions to various state security agencies and agencies to strengthen their capacity in an emergency situation. The situation prompted the government’s Democratic Party to call urgently A plenary session in parliament.

Europe Press