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South Korea Moves Toward Sending Military Assets to Hormuz This Year, Plans Parliamentary Approval Request

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • South Korea is reviewing a plan to send military assets to the Strait of Hormuz this year and submit a deployment consent bill to the National Assembly this month.
  • The proposed bill would detail the deployment area, rationale, troop size, duration, mission, command structure and budget.
  • The Defense Ministry said it had discussed practical contributions with the international community, while the presidential office said the matter remained undecided.

The South Korean government is moving toward sending military assets to the Strait of Hormuz by the end of the year and plans to submit a troop deployment consent bill to the National Assembly this month.

Our government has been closely discussing practical ways to contribute with the international community, taking into account all relevant factors, including military readiness and domestic legal procedures.

· South Korean Defense MinistryThe ministry described consultations over a possible contribution to security in the Strait of Hormuz.

Officials are reviewing the proposal with the aim of obtaining approval at a Cabinet meeting before sending it to lawmakers. The government is expected to accelerate the process because consultations among relevant ministries will take time.

The bill would set out the deployment area, the need for the mission, the size and duration of the force, its responsibilities, command arrangements and budget.

We will disclose the details at an appropriate time as we proceed with the process under relevant laws.

· South Korean Defense MinistryThe ministry said it would release information as the legal process advances.

The Defense Ministry said, "Our government has been closely discussing practical ways to contribute with the international community, taking into account all relevant factors, including military readiness and domestic legal procedures." It added, "We will disclose the details at an appropriate time as we proceed with the process under relevant laws." The presidential office, however, said that "nothing related has been decided."

Nothing related has been decided.

· South Korean presidential officeThe presidential office denied that the deployment plan had been finalized.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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