South Korea president urges Pyongyang dialogue after DMZ blasts
- SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung urged North Korea on Thursday (Oct 1) to return to dialogue, a day after Seoul's military demanded an apology over a blast in the demilitarised zone that severely injured three South Korean soldiers.
- Seoul and Pyongyang remain technically at war since the 1950 to 1953 Korean War ended in a truce, not a peace treaty.
- Three South Korean officers were severely injured in the Sep 21 explosion inside the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), the heavily mined buffer dividing the two Koreas since their 1953 armistice.
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- SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung urged North Korea on Thursday (Oct 1) to return to dialogue, a day after Seoul's military demanded an apology over a blast in the demilitarised zone that severely injured three South Korean soldiers.
- Seoul and Pyongyang remain technically at war since the 1950 to 1953 Korean War ended in a truce, not a peace treaty.
- Three South Korean officers were severely injured in the Sep 21 explosion inside the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), the heavily mined buffer dividing the two Koreas since their 1953 armistice.
Sources: CNA