Acting Defense Minister Kim Seon-ho speaks during a press conference in Seoul, Dec. 6. Yonhap
The acting defense chief instructed top military leaders and commanders nationwide, Satyrday, to maintain firm emergency readiness, the ministry said, as the National Assembly voted on a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law turmoil.
Acting Defense Minister Kim Seon-ho issued the instruction during a video conference with the chiefs of the Army, Air Force and Navy, as well as key military commanders across the nation and other officials, according to the defense ministry.
Kim urged them "to muster all efforts to maintain a firm readiness posture ... while gravely recognizing the current security situation both in and outside the country," the ministry said.
A defense ministry official said the meeting was convened to inspect the military's readiness posture at border regions.
The vice defense minister is acting as the military chief after his predecessor, Kim Yong-hyun, stepped down earlier this week in connection with Yoon's declaration of martial law, which was lifted after the National Assembly voted to reject it.
The Assembly convened a plenary session Saturday to vote on a motion to impeach the president. (Yonhap)
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