Seoul has proposed military talks with Pyongyang to address repeated incursions across the Military Demarcation Line, as risks of clashes along the fortified border grow.
00:00South Korea has proposed military talks with North Korea to address repeated incursions across the Inter-Korean Military Demarcation Line, MDL.
00:10The meeting aims to establish a mutually recognized baseline for the MDL as the risk of military clashes along the heavily fortified border intensifies.
00:22The South's defense ministry says many incidents stem from North Korea's frontline activities, with some soldiers repeatedly crossing into the South, heightening fears of confrontation.
00:35Seoul said the disagreements over the precise location of the boundary have also grown, as original MDL markers installed under the 1953 arms disagreement have disappeared over time.
00:46The two Koreas last held general-level military talks in 2018 and have met at the ministerial level only twice since 2000.
00:54The latest proposal follows President Lee Jae-myung's offer of broader dialogue, but Pyongyang has so far rejected all outreach.
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