S. Korea urges N. Korea to take 'responsible measures' over mine explosion incident at U.N.

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea urged North Korea to take "responsible measures" Thursday at the United Nations, accusing Pyongyang of violating the Armistice Agreement by deliberately planting a land mine that injured three South Korean soldiers near the inter-Korean border last month.

During a committee meeting of the 81st session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, South Korean Ambassador to the U.N. Cha Ji-hoon said a joint investigation by the South Korean military and the United Nations Command (UNC) confirmed that a Sept. 21 explosion was caused by a land mine deliberately planted by North Korean forces south of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) separating the two Koreas.

"A joint on-site investigation by ROK military and the UNC supported by forensic analysis confirmed that the explosion was caused by a landmine deliberately planted by DPRK forces south of the military demarcation line," Cha said, referring to the two Koreas by their official names, the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, respectively.

Cha said the incident constituted a clear violation of the Armistice Agreement, adding, "We urge the DPRK to cease such escalatory actions upon apology and take responsible measures."

The North Korean representative, however, rejected Seoul's accusation, describing it as an attempt to portray Pyongyang's efforts to fortify its southern border as a military incursion.

"This is no more than poor trick of the ROK military to shift the blame of its own onto the DPRK," the representative said.

The Koreas also reiterated their opposing positions on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.

Cha reaffirmed Seoul's commitment to nuclear nonproliferation and called on North Korea to return to full compliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions.

The North Korean representative defended Pyongyang's nuclear weapons as an inevitable choice to protect its sovereignty against what it described as the "decadeslong U.S. nuclear threat."

This photo provided by the South Korean Mission to the U.N. shows Ambassador Cha Ji-hoon (2nd from R) speaking during a session at the U.N. headquarters in New York on July 16, 2026. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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在纽约举行的联合国大会第81届会议委员会会议上，韩国常驻联合国代表车智勋表示，韩国军方和联合国军司令部（UNC）的联合调查证实，9月21日的爆炸是由朝鲜军队故意埋设在朝韩军事分界线（MDL）以南的地雷引起的。

“韩国军方和联合国军联合进行的现场调查，以及法医分析证实，爆炸是由朝鲜军队故意埋设在军事分界线以南的地雷引起的，”车说，他指的是朝鲜和韩国的正式名称，即大韩民国和朝鲜民主主义人民共和国。

车先生表示，该事件明显违反了停战协定，并补充说：“我们敦促朝鲜在道歉后停止此类升级行动，并采取负责任的措施。”

然而，朝鲜代表驳斥了首尔的指控，称这是企图将平壤加强南部边境的努力描绘成军事入侵。

“这不过是韩国军方将自身责任推卸给朝鲜的拙劣伎俩，”该代表说道。

朝韩双方还重申了他们对平壤核武器计划的对立立场。

车重申了首尔对核不扩散的承诺，并呼吁朝鲜恢复全面遵守《不扩散核武器条约》和联合国安理会相关决议。

朝鲜代表辩称，平壤拥有核武器是保护其主权、对抗所谓“长达数十年的美国核威胁”的必然选择。

这张由韩国常驻联合国代表团提供的照片显示，韩国大使车智勋（右二）于2026年7月16日在纽约联合国总部出席会议并发表讲话。（照片不得出售）（韩联社）

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