South Korea proposes military talks with North Korea amid border crossings

The South Korean government has proposed military talks with North Korea after a series of incidents in which North Korean forces crossed the military demarcation line. According to the South Korean Ministry of National Defense, such crossings have continued. On September 21, a South Korean soldier was injured by a landmine explosion during a search operation in the demilitarized zone, and a South Korean investigation found it had been laid by North Korea. Seoul also wants to discuss restoring military communication lines, but North Korea is seen as unlikely to respond, as it did not answer a similar proposal last November.

• South Korea proposes military authority talks with North Korea
• Series of military demarcation line crossings reported by the defense ministry
• Soldier injured by landmine in the demilitarized zone on September 21

北朝鮮が軍事境界線を超える事案が相次いでいることを受け、韓国政府は北朝鮮に対し、南北の軍事当局者による会談を提案しました。 　韓国国防省によりますと、北朝鮮軍が軍事境界線を超える事案が相次いでいるということです。 　9月21日には韓国軍の兵士が非武装地帯での捜索作戦中に地雷の爆発で負傷し、韓国側の調査では北朝鮮が埋めた地雷が原因だと確認されました。 　韓国側は会談を通じて境界線の位置を相互に確認するとともに、軍の通信回線の復旧などを協議したい考えです。 　ただ、北朝鮮は去年11月に韓国側が提案した軍事当局者会談にも応じておらず、今回の提案に応じる可能性は低いとみられます。 [テレ朝NEWS] https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp