Who says North and South Korea can’t get along? This strikes me as very significant.
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) — The two Koreas are wrapping up their demining operations in part of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to carry out their plan to disarm the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the buffer zone separating them, a government source here said Friday.
The South Korean military has almost completed its demining work, while the North Korean military is expected to finish its work on Saturday in line with the two sides’ recent agreement aimed at reducing border tensions and preventing accidental clashes.
According to the agreement signed after the third summit between President Moon Jae-in and his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong-un last month in Pyongyang, the two militaries began 20-day demining operations on Oct. 1.
“Our side has virtually wrapped up operations to remove land mines for the JSA disarmament,” the source said on condition of anonymity. “We understand that the North would also begin finishing their work today and will end it sometime tomorrow.”
During the demining process, the North discovered and disposed of some five land mines, while the South found no land mines in the area of its responsibility.
What exactly is all the whining about, Mr. Pompeo?
