North Korea tells UN South fabricated landmine incident, KCNA says
Pyongyang said Seoul used the incident to portray border construction as an incursion and warned that violations of its sovereignty could trigger self-defense.
- 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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In letter to UN Security Council, Pyongyang says fortification of its southern border is a 'legitimate and just exercise of its sovereignty' under UN Charter
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North Korea-South Korea tensions high as letters lodged with UN, howitzer spotted
North Korea has put a howitzer on rare public display near its border with South Korea, in what an expert says is a warning that Pyongyang is prepared to use force to enforce its border policy.
North Korea sent a letter to the UN Security Council accusing South Korea of forging the explosion of a mine that injured three South Korean soldiers, the state press reported on Monday. The North Korean Permanent Representative at the UN sent the letter this Sunday, dealing with the "provocation of the DRC (South Korea), committed by attributing, without foundation, the guilt of a dubious 'mine explosion incident'".
TENSIONS are rising on the Korean peninsula over a howitzer deployment along the border and scathing letters to the UN over a disputed landmine incident.
Why Are North and South Korea Tensions Rising Again?
North Korea and South Korea are facing renewed border tensions after Pyongyang accused Seoul of fabricating a landmine incident and warned of consequences for alleged violations of its sovereignty. The dispute has coincided with the visible deployment of North Korean artillery near the heavily militarised border, raising concerns about the risk of an accidental military […]
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