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North, South Korea begin removing landmines along fortified border
Reuters ^ | SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 | Joori Roh, Josh Smith

Posted on 10/01/2018 7:55:36 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

Troops from North and South Korea began removing some landmines along their heavily fortified border on Monday, the South’s defense ministry said, in a pact to reduce tension and build trust on the divided peninsula.

Project details were agreed during last month’s summit in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, between its leader, Kim Jong Un, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

In a statement, the ministry said the two sides agreed to remove all landmines in the so-called Joint Security Area (JSA) in Panmunjom within the next 20 days, with military engineers performing the hazardous task on the South Korean side.

There was no immediate confirmation from North Korea that its troops had begun the process.

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To: yesthatjallen

Our Donald is going to be on fire at tonight’s rally.


21 posted on 10/01/2018 8:42:37 AM PDT by ryderann
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To: dfwgator

Exactly! If Kim wants to show some true desire for peace openly start pulling those artillery pieces back from Seoul and the DMZ out of range by several days.


22 posted on 10/01/2018 8:47:03 AM PDT by sarge83
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To: pnut22
The media is also hoping the economy tanks.. enemy of the people.

Not only the Media . . .

23 posted on 10/01/2018 8:52:47 AM PDT by Oatka
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To: StoneRainbow68
The events won't be missed by the Nobel folks.

Kim Jong Un will get the prize. He managed to get the war monger Trump to the bargaining table.

24 posted on 10/01/2018 9:33:04 AM PDT by ASA Vet (Make American Intelligence Great Again. Bring back ASA.)
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