Acting President of South Korea visits the Joint Chiefs of Staff
South Korean Prime Minister and Acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn visited the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on December 11 and called for ensuring national security, amid an unpredictable political situation after the country's National Assembly approved the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.
Acting South Korean President Hwang Kyo-ahn (second right) visits soldiers stationed in the inter-Korean Demilitarized Zone in Yanggu, about 175km northeast of Seoul on November 16. Photo: Yonhap/VNA. |
Yonhap news agency quoted the Prime Minister's Office as saying that during his first field trip after taking up the role of acting President, Mr. Hwang called on JCS officials to heighten their vigilance.
“A small hole can collapse a large dyke... We are facing a serious security situation because we cannot completely rule out the possibility of North Korea taking provocative actions near the Northern Limit Line,” he stressed. In addition, Mr. Hwang Kyo-ahn also said that Pyongyang could carry out further provocative actions at any time, depending on the decision of the North Korean leadership.
Accompanying Mr. Hwang on this visit were senior officials such as Defense Minister Han Min-koo, JCS Chairman Lee Sun-jin, Head of the Office for Government Policy Coordination Lee Suk-joon and Head of the National Security Agency Kim Kwan-jin.
According to Tintuc
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