Politics
South Korea Offers Military Talks With North Korea Over Border Demarcation
October 23, 2026 at 10:25 AM · Updated 12m ago
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 3 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
South Korea invites North for military talks over border
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SNSky News Arabia
بعد حوادث خطيرة.. تحرك مفاجئ من سول تجاه بيونغيانغ
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(opens the publisher’s site)South Korea has formally proposed military talks with North Korea to confirm the demarcation line and restore military communications after a series of border incidents.
- Deputy Defense Minister Kim Hong-sheol Friday announced Seoul's formal offer of military talks with Pyongyang to verify the demarcation line and prevent accidental clashes.
- Kim said dates and locations could be set via Panmunjom and that talks might include the US-led UN Command.
- North Korea severed communications with the South years ago and this week announced new border firing units and resumed loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts.
- Three South Korean soldiers were injured in September when two North Korean mines exploded; Seoul said the mines lay on its side, which Pyongyang denied.
- A similar South Korean proposal for military talks last year drew no response from Pyongyang.