In recent days, all the experts on the DPRK if they were arguing, it was only about what new hard step will take Pyongyang against Seoul. After numerous public accusations, rude and sometimes abusive words against the South, demonstrative of undermining inter-Korean liaison office in Kaesong and direct promises that “this is just the beginning,” everyone was expecting from the North, anything, but not conciliatory steps. But North Korea and this time surprised everyone.
the First step was made personally by Kim Jong-UN, which for the time of the last exacerbation was silent. As reported by the Central Telegraph Agency of Korea (KCNA), the decision he took at the preliminary meeting of the 5th session of the Central military Commission (CEC) of the workers ‘ party of Korea (WPK), 7th convocation, which was held in a videoconference format. According to KCNA, Kim “…assessed the current situation and postponed the plan for military action against the South, which provided the General staff of the Korean people’s army on the 5th session of the CEC of the party of the 7th convocation”. The reasons for this step are not reported.
earlier, the DPRK promised to abandon in South Korea from 12 million propaganda leaflets to send troops to the border area in the mountains kymgansan and the city of Kaesong, to restore the previously preserved in the framework of agreements with the Seoul military installations, to resume exercises in the border area. At the same time, Pyongyang does not get tired to emphasize that this is “only the beginning”.
Further actions by the DPRK showed that the KCNA journalists do not mistake and, for unknown reasons, Pyongyang has really made a sharp turn in the attitude of Seoul. The North Korean side for Wednesday quickly dismantled around 30 speakers, who diligently set up along the border since June 21, going is likely to resume propaganda broadcasts to the South.
in addition, on the web sites of a number of leading media of the DPRK began to fade articles criticizing South Korea. In today’s edition of publications was not a single bad word toward the South.
the South Korean Government through the Ministry of unification welcomed these steps, but officials do not hide that Sever them extremely surprised. At first it was a sharp escalation of tension, literally, “out of the blue” when the excuse was used the sending of South Korean activists leaflets that DPRK special attention is not paid, then the undermining of the office of communications, which was the symbol mikanakawa cooperation with Kim Jong Yne and moon Jae-Yin, the promises of a new severe punishments, up to the “sea of fire” and suddenly such a reversal.
it Is, however, to mention: Kim Jong-UN is not yet completely abolished all military activities, but only instructed to “temporarily postpone” and not to make plans withsootvetstvuyuschim steps in the agenda of the meeting of the Military Commission of the WPK. Nevertheless, it also tells a lot, especially since the other steps show: Pyongyang for one reason or another, anger in the attitude of Seoul.
the Experts also speculated about the motives of the DPRK. It is necessary however to consider that so far throughout this campaign, adding to the tension, Kim Jong-UN was stubbornly silent, and the actual instructions were given by his younger sister Kim yo-Jong. She also actively issued official statements, which often kept the insults to the South Korean leadership. So brother formally remained “pure” and is now able again to reach out to Seoul where we will not hide the President moon Jae-In and his entourage were seriously upset by the behavior of the northerners. The Minister of unification of South Korea, Kim Yong Chol, who played an active role in the rapprochement between Seoul and Pyongyang, in General, has resigned, taking responsibility for the failure of the policy. Perhaps the Minister hurried.
of Course, is to see what steps Pyongyang might do next, as there are too many twists and sharp turns in the actions of the DPRK in recent years. But so far it looks like this: the North has again given a sign of the South that you can try to cooperate. The more that above Kim Jong UN in the DPRK, no one, his word, but himself no one can undo. It is not excluded that a little “parrot” in South Korea, the DPRK is trying to make Seoul more amenable and less dependent on the position of the United States, as Washington was often hampered many projects of inter-Korean rapprochement. The answers to these questions, we find out in the near future.
