In recent years, North Korean personnel have been building tactical roads and fences near the MDL.A barbed-wire fence is seen near the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, on June 11, 2024 [Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images]The South Korean Unification Ministry said on Monday that Pyongyang’s letter aims to “justify its border fortification work” and serve as a “countermeasure” to Seoul’s message to the UN, the Yonhap news agency reported.Last week, South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a letter to the president of the UNSC, casting blame on North Korea for the landmine blast and calling it a “clear violation of the armistice agreement”.The United States-led UN Command also said mine placement by North Korea violated the Armistice Agreement, signed in 1953 to end hostilities in the Korean War.Days before North Korea’s letter to the UN, South Korea’s Defence Ministry proposed military talks to Pyongyang to “mutually confirm the precise location” of their border to reduce the risk of accidental clashes.
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