SEOUL - Republic of Korea on Tuesday approved the full suspension of the Sept 19 military agreement with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, according to local media.

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It was approved in a cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, after it was decided during a National Security Council working-level meeting in the previous day.

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The NSC decided to halt the entire effect of the military agreement until mutual trust between the two sides is restored.

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The agreement was signed by defense chiefs of the two sides during the 2018 inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang to stop all hostile acts across the border.