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South Korean defence ministry to reduce guard posts along North Korean border: Yonhap

 

U.S. army soldiers stand guard at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 18, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Files

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's defence ministry said on Tuesday it plans to reduce guard posts and equipment along the demilitarised zone on its border with North Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported.

 

The ministry said in a report to a parliamentary committee it plans to reduce some guard post troops and equipment as a preliminary test, and would then consider expanding the reduction, in order to realise an agreement to "transform the demilitarised zone into a peace zone" made at an inter-Korean summit in April, Yonhap said.

 

The defence ministry did not have any immediate comment about the report.

 

(Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Paul Tait)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-07-24

[mrwebb8825]

This is a stupid move. Postpone it for at least 2 yrs and then only go forward when the North has pulled back 1st.

[bristolboy]

1 hour ago, mrwebb8825 said:

This is a stupid move. Postpone it for at least 2 yrs and then only go forward when the North has pulled back 1st.

Probably they're doing it for the same reason Potus unilaterally made the decision to stop joint military exercises with South Korea: the North Koreans felt threatened.