Koreas, UN Command pulling weapons, guard posts inside DMZ

Source: The Hill | October 22, 2018 | Brett Samuels

North and South Korea and the United Nations Command agreed Monday to remove firearms and guard posts from the demilitarized zone (DMZ) by Thursday, Reuters reported.

The three sides are in talks to remove all firearms from the Joint Security Area at the border village of Panmunjom and to shrink the number of personnel stationed along the border to 35 for each country. Representatives from the three parties will carry out a joint inspection over the next two days along the border.

In addition, North and South Korea are hoping to eliminate 11 guard posts currently situated within 1 kilometer of the border by the end of the year, according to Reuters.

The ratcheting down of personnel and weapons along the DMZ comes amid improving relations between North and South Korea.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has met multiple times in recent months with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to discuss the possible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

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