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정동영 "지뢰는 방어 무기…'지뢰 공격' 성립 어려워"(종합)
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연합뉴스·2 hours ago·Politics·2 min read·🇰🇷South Korea·

정동영 "지뢰는 방어 무기…'지뢰 공격' 성립 어려워"(종합)

대남 위협 담화에 대해 '국경화' 완료 의도라고 분석

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정동영 통일부 장관이 DMZ 지뢰 폭발 사건에 대해 고의성을 특정하기 어렵다는 기존 입장을 재확인했다. 정 장관은 북한의 최근 대남 위협 담화가 '국경화' 사업을 예정대로 완료하려는 의도라고 분석하며, 9·19 군사합의 이전 상태로의 복귀를 해법으로 제시했다.

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비무장지대 내 지뢰 폭발 사건과 관련하여 남북 간의 군사분계선 인식 차이가 논란이 되고 있다. 북한은 최근 대남 위협 담화를 통해 적대적 관계를 명확히 하고 있다.

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정동영 통일부 장관은 비무장지대(DMZ)에서 발생한 지뢰 폭발에 대해 "(북한의) 고의로 특정하기 어렵다"는 입장을 고수했다.

정 장관은 27일 국회 외교통일위원회의 종합감사에서 국민의힘 권영세 의원의 관련 질의를 받고 "국어적으로 보면 '지뢰 공격'이라는 말은 성립하기 어렵다"며 "지뢰는 방어용 무기"라고 밝혔다.

북측의 책임을 인정하느냐는 이어진 질문에는 "정부는 그렇게 규정하고 정전협정 위반으로 책임을 규명하려 한다"고 답변했다.

국민의힘 소속 박충권 의원이 '지뢰가 방어용 무기'라는 발언을 취소할 의향이 있느냐고 묻자 정 장관은 "그럴 생각이 없다"며 "북한 지뢰가 방어용이라는 것이 아니라 지뢰는 기본적으로 방어용 무기라는 것"이라고 해명했다.

'남의 담을 넘어와서 현관 앞에다가 지뢰를 심으면 그건 공격'이라는 무소속 한동훈 의원의 지적에도 "(남북 간 군사분계선 인식이 다른) 현재로선 고의성을 특정하기 어렵다"고 맞섰다.

야당 의원들의 이어지는 비판에 정 장관은 남과 북이 군사분계선(MDL)을 달리 인식하는 것이 문제의 근원이라며, "이것을 일치시켜서 평화와 안정을 만드는 것이 우리 정부의 목적"이라고 강조했다.

정 장관은 김여정 노동당 부장 등 북한 인사들이 최근 내놓은 대남 위협 담화의 의도에 관해 "현재 나타난 것으로 보면 '국경화' 사업을 예정대로, 시한에 맞춰서 완료하겠다는 의도가 큰 것 같다"며 "이것('국경화' 작업)을 통해서 '적대국 관계'를 고착화하겠다는 의도를 드러내고 있다"고 언급했다.

이러한 북한의 위협에도 대화를 강조하는 정 장관의 태도가 '저자세'이자 '굴욕적'이라는 권 의원의 지적에 정 장관은 "(비무장지대를) 9·19 군사합의 효력 정지 이전 상태로 돌리는 것이 근본적인 해법이며 남북 모두에 이익"이라며, 대화 강조가 저자세가 아니라는 취지로 답변했다.

이어 "2018년 9·19 군사합의 이후에 5년 동안 DMZ에서 이런(지뢰 폭발과 같은) 사고는 없었다"며 "DMZ는 평화적으로 관리됐다. 우발적 충돌 가능성도 줄었다"고 강조했다.

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  • ?지뢰 폭발의 구체적인 책임 소재 규명 방법
  • ?향후 남북 간 군사분계선 인식 차이 해소 방안

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정동영 통일부 장관이 DMZ 지뢰 폭발 사건에 대해 고의성을 특정하기 어렵다는 기존 입장을 재확인했다. 정 장관은 북한의 최근 대남 위협 담화가 '국경화' 사업을 예정대로 완료하려는 의도라고 분석하며, 9·19 군사합의 이전 상태로의 복귀를 해법으로 제시했다.

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