By The South Asia Times

SEOUL - North Korea on Thursday has revoked its 2018 Inter-Korea military agreement with South Korea.

In a statement, North Korean Defense Ministry said that the decision has taken after South Korea partially suspended the agreement on Wednesday.

South Korea suspended parts of the agreement following North Korea successfully launched its military spy satellite on Tuesday.

 “From now on, our army will never be bound by the September 19 North-South Military Agreement,” said North Korean Defense Ministry in statement, published by state-run Korean Central News Agency.

“It is the conclusion made once again that we can not recognize any agreement with those of the "ROK" who have broken the elementary faith with the partner and definite promise already made without hesitation and we must refuse to deal with them,” it said.

North Korea also announced that they will immediately restore all military measures that have been halted according to the north-south military agreement.

“We will withdraw the military steps, taken to prevent military tension and conflict in all spheres including ground, sea and air, and deploy more powerful armed forces and new-type military hardware in the region along the Military Demarcation Line.”

“Those of the "ROK" will be held wholly accountable in case an irretrievable clash breaks out between the north and the south.

The most dangerous situation in the area of the military demarcation line, where the world's most acute military confrontation lingers and any slight accidental factor may aggravate an armed conflict to an all-out war, has become irreversibly uncontrollable, due to the serious mistake made by the political and military gangsters of the “ROK”,” it said.

They accused the Seoul and its allies to created tension in the region.

“The DPRK armed forces will always maintain overwhelming and offensive posture and closely watch the enemy's confrontation hysteria,” it said.