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It is noteworthy whether the so-called “ Prohibition of the Spread of the War against North Korea ” Act, which requires punishment for spraying the war against North Korea on the military demarcation line, will act as an opportunity to reverse. the frozen inter-Korean relations, as happened in the plenary session of the National Assembly on the 14th.
The flyer to North Korea is a ‘regular menu’ that North Korea has been creating a problem whenever it gets a chance.
Since the 1991 Inter-Korean Basic Agreement, the 2004 High-Level Military Social Conversations Agreement, and the 2018 Panmunjom Declaration, the South and North have repeatedly pledged to smear each other and stop spreading brochures.
However, the spread of the war against North Korea continued, focusing on some groups, and in June, when the first vice chairman of the North Korean Central Committee, Kim Yeo-jeong, took up this issue and declared the breakdown of relations inter-Koreans, the government and the ruling party began to apply the legislation in earnest. did.
Some analysts say that the process of passing the law against the spread of the war against North Korea in the face of opposition from opposition parties will in itself be a positive message for North Korea.
The opposition party protested that the law against the propagation of the war against North Korea excessively infringes on freedom of expression and is actually the ‘Kim Yeo-jung Ha Myung Law’. However, the passport passed the law under the logic that the agreement between the two Koreas must be fulfilled and the life and safety of people in the border region must be protected.
Hong Min, director of the North Korea National Unification Institute, said: “We sent a signal to North Korea of our commitment to abide by the agreements between the two Koreas” and said: “He gave an important justification to North Korea on adopt a conciliatory attitude towards South Korea. “
However, the reality is that the possibility of an immediate reversal of inter-Korean relations is not high due to the law against the spread of the war to North Korea.
Once again, the biggest obstacle is the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19).
North Korea is currently pushing for the ’80-day battle’ to maximize short-term results ahead of the 8th Labor Party Congress in January next year, while raising the COVID-19 quarantine level to the ‘super high level. ‘.
In addition, North Korea is in the mood to watch the situation closely, paying close attention to the new stance of the Joe Biden administration, which will be launched in January next year, with the results of the US presidential election not yet present.
In particular, the fact that Vice Minister Kim Yeo-jeong, who raised the state of tension between North and South Korea at the peak due to the spread of the war against North Korea last summer, criticized the statements of the Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa on North Korea’s response to Corona 19 adds weight to the prospect that the atmosphere in inter-Korean relations will not change immediately. .
It is also the current government’s view that the prospect of progress in inter-Korean relations this year will not be easy.
Unification Minister Lee In-young said in a radio interview on the 8th: “I cannot wait for any communication or exchange between us at the moment until the battle of North Korea on the 80th and the general route is completed. be fixed at the party conference in January next year. “
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