
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung emphasized his determination to reduce tensions with Pyongyang following the mine explosion in the DMZ.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung gave a message to reduce tensions with North Korea after a mine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone injured 3 soldiers.
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Three South Korean soldiers were injured in a mine explosion in the DMZ on September 21, and the incident escalated tensions in the region.
The mine explosion that occurred on September 21 in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), which forms the border line between North Korea and South Korea, and injured 3 South Korean soldiers, increased military tension on the Korean Peninsula.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung extended an olive branch to Pyongyang following rising tensions with North Korea. Speaking at the 78th Armed Forces Day ceremony held at the Gyeryongdae military headquarters in South Chungcheong Province, Lee emphasized that he was determined to reduce the tension with North Korea and said, "My administration will consistently continue to take practical measures to reduce the military tension between the two Koreas."
Stating that it is not easy to solve the problems between Seoul and Pyongyang, Lee said, "The knots in inter-Korean relations are extremely complex, but we will make steady and patient efforts to solve them one by one."
MINE EXPLOSION INCREASED TENSION
The mine explosion that occurred on September 21 in the Demilitarized Zone, which forms the border line between North Korea and South Korea, caused the military tension between the Koreas to escalate. The South Korean army announced that an "anti-personnel mine" belonging to North Korea and used against people was found near the area where the explosion that injured 3 soldiers took place.

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