{"id":2427,"date":"2025-11-17T16:58:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T16:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2427"},"modified":"2025-11-17T16:58:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T16:58:11","slug":"south-korea-proposes-talks-with-north-korea-on-military-demarcation-line-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2427","title":{"rendered":"South Korea proposes talks with North Korea on military demarcation line | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Seoul seeks talks to prevent accidental clashes and to lower tensions after reporting repeated violations by Pyongyang.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 17 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">17 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>South Korea has proposed talks with North Korea to avoid border clashes, the first such offer in seven years as Seoul seeks to ease military tensions with its nuclear-armed neighbour.<\/p>\n<p>Citing recent incursions by North Korean troops, Kim Hong-cheol, deputy minister for national defence policy, told a news briefing on Monday that military-to-military channels can help avert an escalation.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cTo prevent accidental clashes and ease military tensions, our military officially proposes that the two sides hold inter-Korean military talks to discuss the establishment of a clear reference line for the MDL,\u201d he said, referring to the military demarcation line on their border.<\/p>\n<p>Seoul and Pyongyang technically remain at war because the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement, which halted the conflict between them, was never followed by a peace treaty.<\/p>\n<p>The MDL lies inside the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), a buffer zone that runs for 250km (160 miles) across the Korean Peninsula with a width of 4km (2.5 miles).<\/p>\n<p>An estimated 2 million mines are peppered inside and along the border, which is also guarded by combat troops, barbed-wire fences and tank traps<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"warning-shots-fired\">Warning shots fired<\/h2>\n<p>Kim said North Korean soldiers have repeatedly crossed the demarcation line \u201cwhile installing tactical roads, fences and laying mines\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>South Korean soldiers have fired warning shots and issued broadcasts to encourage the North Koreans to retreat, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed military talks follow South Korean President Lee Jae Myung\u2019s offer of broader discussions with the North without conditions, a sharp reversal from the hawkish stance taken by his conservative predecessor.<\/p>\n<p>Lee has taken several steps to ease tensions since taking office in June, including removing propaganda loudspeakers along the border and banning the dropping of anti-Pyongyang leaflets.<\/p>\n<p>North Korea has yet to respond to Lee\u2019s overtures, and if it accepts the latest proposal, it would mark the first military talks between the two sides since 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Lee\u2019s attempts to advance dialogue with Pyongyang have replaced former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol\u2019s hardline approach to the North.<\/p>\n<p>Yoon\u2019s hawkish policies were halted when he was impeached and removed from office over his declaration of martial law in December.<\/p>\n<p>His removal led to a snap presidential election in June, which brought Lee to power.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seoul seeks talks to prevent accidental clashes and to lower tensions after reporting repeated violations by Pyongyang. 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