09-151.pdf

1986
January 3 At the 432nd MAC meeting, the North argues that to advance
North-South talks military exercises must end. The South
points out that without conducting exercises war deterrence is
unrealistic.
January 20 North Koreas unilaterally announces that, under the pretext of
the Team Spirit exercise, it would suspend all dialogue. Red
Cross, parliamentary and economic talks come to an end.
January 28 At the 433rd MAC meeting, the North criticizes the plan to
conduct TS 86 which obstructs North-South dialogue and
violates Paragraph 12 and 13(d) and urges an halt. The South
argues that the North protests against the defensive exercise are
a pretext to break off dialogue.
March 7 At the 434th MAC meeting, the North claims that the Team
Spirit exercise was a preparation for war and violated Paragraph
13(c) and (d).
The South argues that military exercises are unrelated to the
Armistice Agreement.
May 6 At the 435th MAC meeting, the North criticizes the TS-86
exercise.
The North raises the incident on April 24 when a South Korean
naval destroyer sank a fishing boat. Two fishermen were killed
and four wounded. The South claims that a patrol vessel was
dispatched to inspect the boat. When the vessel approached to
confirm its identity, the boat did not respond. Fire was
exchanged and the boat sank.
1987 North Korea forwards to the UN Security Council a report on
“Armistice Agreement violations by the UNC from July 1986 to
June 1987 and North Korean initiatives to reduce tension on
the Korean peninsula.” The UNC had committed 44,000
violations of the Armistice Agreement during the report
period.
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