S Korea army put on alert on eve of G20 summit

SEOUL. October 29. KAZINFORM The armed forces of South Korea were put on high alert this week. This has been done in connection with the upcoming summit of the leaders of the Group of Twenty due to be held in Seoul on November 11-12, in order to rebuff any attempts to disrupt the forum made by North Korea or international terrorism, a spokesman for the Korean army's Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Friday; Kazinform refers to ITAR-TASS.

To this end, he said, the armed forces are working closely with American troops stationed in the south on the Korean Peninsula and in Japan, that are jointly monitoring the movements of the North Korean army for ensuring security of the G20 summit.

According to the Yonhap news agency, South Korea's military went on its highest alert of security preparedness this week ahead of the G20 summit in Seoul to counter any possible disruptions by North Korea or international terrorists, military officials said Friday. The South Korean military is also working closely with US forces stationed in the South and Japan to monitor movements by the North's armed forces to ensure safety for the summit, officials said; Kazinform cites ITAR-TASS.

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