North Korea Tells UN South Fabricated Landmine Incident, KCNA Says
Pyongyang accused Seoul of politicizing the blast after two South Korean soldiers were seriously hurt and the UN Command called the mine a armistice breach.
- On Sunday, North Korea wrote to the United Nations Security Council claiming Seoul "fabricated" a September landmine incident to impede the North's border fortification work, state media KCNA reported Monday.
- Last Thursday, South Korean Ambassador to the U.N. Cha Ji-hoon outlined findings from an investigation concluding that North Korean mines caused the Sept. 21 explosion, which injured two South Korean soldiers.
- Pyongyang also accused the South Korean military of a "wanton violation" of the UN Charter, citing warning shots fired at North Korean service personnel working on the fortification project.
- North Korea warned it would "exercise the right to self-defense specified in Article 51 of the U.N. Charter" if Seoul invades its territory or harms its personnel.
- South Korea's defence ministry proposed military talks with the North to reduce the risk of accidental clashes and urged Pyongyang to take responsible measures to restore trust.
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North Korea tells UN South fabricated landmine incident, KCNA says - Regional Media News
SEOUL, Oct 26 (Reuters) - North Korea said it had written to the UN Security Council, accusing South Korea of fabricating a September landmine incident and endangering troops working to fortify the border, state media KCNA reported on Monday. • On Sunday, North Korea's UN [...]
NK sends letter to UNSC calling DMZ mine blast S. Korean fabrication
North Korea has sent a letter to the president of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) calling last month's land mine blast near the border an incident "fabricated" by South Korea, Pyongyang's state media reported Monday. The North's move came less than a week after South Korea sent to the council its own letter calling on North Korea to apologize for the Sept. 21 mine blast that injured three South Korean soldiers and take responsibility for its vi…
North Korea sent a letter to the President of the UN Security Council claiming that the landmine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) was a "self-inflicted act by South Korea." This appears to be a rebuttal to the South Korean government's earlier letter to the Security Council President, which pointed out that the incident constituted a "violation of the Armistice Agreement." According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on the 26th, …
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kwon Soo-hyun = The South Korean government sent a letter to the UN Security Council pointing out that the explosion of North Korean landmines in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is a 'violation of the Armistice Agreement'...
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