Controversy over Brunson's Remark that 'Korea Begins South of the DMZ'... Ministry of National Defense Says "Personal Opinion"
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Controversy has erupted over remarks made by Xavier Brunson, Commander of U.S. Forces Korea and the United Nations Command, to the effect that the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), a 2.5-kilometer-wide (actually 2-kilometer) stretch from the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) to the Southern Limit Line, cannot be considered territory under the sovereignty of the Republic of Korea because it is under the management of the United Nations Command (UNC).
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Cheol-seon = Xavier Brunson, Commander of U.S. Forces Korea (Commander of the United Nations Command and Commander of the ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command), recently stated, "South Korea [regarding] the barbed wire fence south of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)..."
Controversy is mounting over recent remarks by Xavier Brunson, Commander of U.S. Forces Korea, United Nations Command, and Combined Forces Command, to the effect that "the Republic of Korea begins at the southern barbed wire fence of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)." According to the military, Commander Brunson stated during a think tank seminar held in Washington, D.C., on the 14th, while explaining the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) and the int…
Xavier Brunson, Commander of U.S. Forces Korea and Commander of the United Nations Command, said, "The Republic of Korea begins at the southern barbed wire fence of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)."
[World View 3-Line Summary] ● The ruling party criticized Commander of U.S. Forces Korea Xavier Brunson’s remark that “the Republic of Korea begins at the southern barbed wire fence” as an “infringement on territorial sovereignty,” while the UN Command clarified that he was merely explaining his administrative responsibilities under the Armistice Agreement. ● Criticism has been raised that the boundaries of the territory were defined based on mi…
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