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SKOREA-DPRK-UN-MEETING
S. Korea, DPRK, UN Command hold 2nd consultation on disarming JSA in
border area
SEOUL, Oct. 22, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – South Korea, the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United Nations Command held the second
consultation Monday on disarming the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the inter-
Korean border area, Seoul’s defense ministry said.
The closed-door consultation started at 10 a.m. local time (0100 GMT) in
the Freedom House, a building controlled by South Korea in the border village
of Panmunjom inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
The first one was held on Oct. 16.
The consultation was made to discuss the disarmament of the JSA, which was
agreed upon by defense chiefs of the two Koreas during the Pyongyang summit
in September between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and top DPRK leader
Kim Jong Un.
Soldiers from the two Koreas conducted a 20-day operation to remove
landmines inside the JSA from Oct. 1. The JSA was set up right after the
1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice.
The two Koreas planned to withdraw troops, firearms and guard posts from
the JSA.
After the disarmament, South Korea and the DPRK would station a patrol of
35 soldiers each, including five officers, with no weapon inside the JSA.
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