North Korea accused South Korea of shooting warnings at its soldiers by the border, warning of the risk of tensions climbing. The incident would have occurred while the North Korean soldiers worked to reinforce the sealing of the fortified border zone.
North Korea accused Seoul of firing warning shots at its soldiers near the border, warning of the risk of tensions climbing at an uncontrollable level.
The incident occurred in the Tuesdaywhile the North Korean soldiers worked to definitely close the fortified border that divides the peninsulaaccording to the North Korean state news agency KCNA, which quoted a statement by Lieutenant General Ko Jong Chol.
Describing the incident as a “severe provocation”Ko said the South Korean military fired more than ten warning shots at the North Korean troops.
South Korea did not immediately confirm the shots
In April, the South Korean military fired warning shots after a dozen North Korean soldiers Withdrawal have crossed the border by its side. North Korean troops made a series of Small raids through the border last yearwhich Seoul described at the time as probably accidental.
On Friday, Ko warned that the North Korea would respond to any interference in their efforts to close the border permanently.
A war over seven decades
The two Koreas remain technically in war for over seven decadeswith the 1950-1953 conflict ended with an Armistice, not a peace treaty.
As Relations between Pyongyang and Seoul are at their worst moment in several yearsafter the North launched a series of ballistic missiles, violating UN sanctions last year.
The South Korean President, Lee Jae-myungpresented on Thursday a three -phase plan for North Korea denuclearizationa few days before the summits with the American and Japanese leaders.
“Political direction is the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. Phase 1 is the freezing of the Pyongyang nuclear and missile program, phase 2 is the reduction [dessas armas] And phase 3 denuclearization, “Lee said in an interview with the Japanese daily Yomiuri, distributed to the press by the South Korean presidential office.
The leader stated that in order to create the necessary conditions, Seoul will work in narrow Collaboration with Washingtonpromoting the intercorean dialogue.
The statements were made before a visit by Lee to Japan, to meet the Japanese Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishibaand a bilateral meeting with the US President, Donald Trumpem Washington.
Peace and stability in the Korean peninsula are essential not only for South Koreabut also for the Japan, China and Russia, stressed Lee.
Observations come a day after Kim Yo-Jonginfluential sister of the North Korean leader, directly accused Lee of promoting a “ABSURD DREAM”stressing that Pyongyang has no intention of improving ties with Seoul.
Since taking office in June, the Lee government has been trying relieve tension between the two countriesnamely with the dismantling of border altifalals and the suspension of advertising emissions.
