SEOUL
\nSouth Korea proposed on Friday military talks with North Korea to \u201cmutually confirm the precise location\u201d of their border and discuss restoring communication channels, after an explosion in the DMZ further strained relations.
\nTensions between the two Koreas have soared since the South last month blamed the blast inside the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the countries on land mines laid by the North, an accusation it has fiercely rejected.
\nThe South Korean defense ministry \u201cformally proposes holding military talks with North Korea to mutually confirm the precise location of the land Military Demarcation Line (MDL) and discuss ways to restore military communication lines and prevent accidental clashes in border areas,\u201d Kim Hong-cheol, deputy defense minister for policy, told reporters Friday.
\nThe proposal comes just days after Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea\u2019s leader, announced that Pyongyang had moved new troop units into \u201cfiring position\u201d along the border. Seoul\u2019s defense ministry said Friday it was difficult to predict \u201cwhat further incidents could occur if this situation is allowed to continue unaddressed.\u201d
\nThe ministry said that \u201cthree-way talks involving the United Nations Command would also be possible.\u201d \u201cSpecific dates and locations could be discussed through Panmunjom,\u201d said Kim, referencing the symbolic truce village where troops from both Koreas stand face-to-face.
\nHe added they hoped for \u201ca positive response from North Korea.\u201d The South Korean defense ministry also noted that talks proposed last year with the North did not get a response from Pyongyang.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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