Kim Yo Jong speaks on the landmine explosion incident in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea
Quick Look
- Kim Yo-jong, head of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued a statement condemning South Korea for blaming North Korea for the landmine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea, calling it a farce written and staged by South Korea.
- North Korea reiterated that its southern border fortification project aims to completely cut off contact with South Korea.
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Why It Matters
A recent landmine explosion occurred in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea, resulting in casualties among South Korean soldiers. North Korea is advancing the fortification project on its southern border to cut off contact with South Korea.
China News Service, Beijing, October 2. According to the KCNA report on the 2nd, Kim Yo-jong, Minister of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, made a speech on the same day regarding the recent landmine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea, condemning South Korea’s attempt to drag the situation on the Korean Peninsula into a dangerous situation again.
Kim Yo-jong pointed out that the landmine explosion incident was a "new farce written and performed by South Korea." She said that the South Korean side proposed that the incident was caused by North Korea's "secret and deliberate landmine laying" and issued a so-called "formal position statement", which was an absurd conclusion drawn by the South Korean side.
Kim Yo-jong said that the purpose of North Korea's ongoing southern border fortification project is to "permanently close the border to avoid any contact with South Korea, and even wild animals cannot enter or leave." North Korea "does not allow any room for entanglement or dealings with South Korea." At the same time, she asked South Korea to "immediately stop the nonsense trying to smear North Korea's image."
According to a report by Yonhap News Agency on September 21, citing sources from the South Korean military, a suspected landmine explosion occurred when the South Korean Army's 25th Division was performing tasks in the demilitarized zone on the South Korean side near the military demarcation line between South Korea and North Korea, injuring three people, two of whom were seriously injured. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung then asked the military to quickly find out the truth and said the government would take necessary measures based on the results of the investigation.
What to Watch
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The Korean government will take necessary measures based on the investigation results
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What are the specific findings of the landmine explosion?
- Will South Korea take further countermeasures?
