South Korea proposes military talks with North Korea to calm rising border tensions
Seoul says 3 South Korean soldiers were injured by landmines and warns unresolved border disputes raise the risk of accidental clashes.
- On Friday, South Korea's Ministry of National Defense formally proposed military talks with North Korea to clarify the Military Demarcation Line and reduce the risk of accidental clashes.
- Tensions escalated following a landmine explosion last month in the Demilitarized Zone that injured South Korean soldiers, an incident the United Nations Command confirmed violated the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement.
- Seoul sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council on Thursday regarding the blast, as North Korean troops continue building tactical roads and fences near the Military Demarcation Line.
- Deputy Minister for National Defense Policy Kim Hong-chul stated Seoul aims to restore military hotlines and verify the land border, though Pyongyang ignored similar proposals made last November.
- Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, recently threatened to resume propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts against Seoul, claiming the South wrongfully accused North Korean troops of border crossings.
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This line is defined by a map attached to the 1953 Armistice Agreement.
South Korea has proposed military talks with the hostile North Korea.
South Korea has proposed Friday North Korea military negotiations on the tracing of the land military demarcation line (LMD), in the center of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), which separates them, after several serious incidents, announces the South Korean Ministry of Defence, reports AFP.
Seoul proposes border talks with North
South Korea yesterday proposed military talks with North Korea to resolve disagreements about where their border lies and prevent accidental clashes in frontline areas, seeking to ease tensions after recent landmine blasts injured three South Korean soldiers.It is unclear whether North Korea will ag
South Korea proposed on Friday to North Korea military talks on the demarcation line in the centre of the demilitarized zone (DMZ), which separates them, after several serious incidents, announced the Ministry of Defence.
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