Korean DMZ Tours to Restart Tour Years After Illegal Border Crossing By AWOL U.S. Soldier
Finally people will be able to take a tour of the Korean DMZ again:
South Korea plans to resume public tours of the Joint Security Area, a high-stakes spot shared with North Korea inside the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two nations, the Ministry of Unification announced Wednesday. The ministry news release said the tours will resume after consultations with relevant organizations, including United Nations Command, and after considering factors such as public safety and inter-Korean relations. The tours could begin as early as next month, an unnamed ministry official told Yonhap News on Tuesday. (…….)
Public tours were halted on July 18, 2023, after Army Pvt. Travis King crossed the Military Demarcation Line — the actual border between the two Koreas — and entered the North. North Korea released King two months later, after negotiations involving the Swedish government.
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