S. Korea to send letter to UNSC urging N. Korea to apologize for DMZ mine blast

Published Oct 22, 2026 3:13 pm KST

A landmine warning sign is seen along a trail running alongside minefields in a restricted area adjacent to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between South Korea and North Korea, in Yanggu, Gangwon Province. AFP-Yonhap

South Korea plans to send a letter to the president of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) calling on North Korea to apologize for last month's land mine blast in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and take responsibility for its violation of the Armistice Agreement, the foreign ministry said Thursday.

On Sept. 21, land mine blasts injured three South Korean soldiers, two of them seriously. A joint investigation by the South Korean military and the U.N. Command concluded that the explosions were caused by North Korean land mines planted south of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) in violation of the armistice agreement that halted the 1950-53 Korean War.

The letter will explain that the blast was caused by land mines planted by North Korean troops, demand an apology and responsible action from Pyongyang, and call for dialogue to prevent further escalation and restore trust, ministry spokesperson Park Doo-soon said during a regular press briefing.

The letter, to be sent under the name of South Korea's ambassador to the United Nations, is expected to be dispatched Thursday (U.S. time), he added.

发布于2026年10月22日下午3:13（韩国标准时间）

在韩国江原道杨口郡，一条毗邻韩国和朝鲜非军事区（DMZ）的限制区域内，一条小路旁竖立着地雷警告标志。法新社-韩联社

韩国外交部周四表示，韩国计划致函联合国安理会主席，呼吁朝鲜就上个月在非军事区发生的地雷爆炸事件道歉，并承担违反停战协定的责任。

9月21日，地雷爆炸导致三名韩国士兵受伤，其中两人伤势严重。韩国军方和联合国军司令部联合调查后得出结论，爆炸是由朝鲜违反1950-53年朝鲜战争停战协定，在军事分界线以南埋设的地雷造成的。

韩国国防部发言人朴斗顺在例行记者会上表示，信中将解释爆炸是由朝鲜军队埋设的地雷引起的，要求平壤道歉并采取负责任的行动，呼吁开展对话以防止局势进一步升级并恢复信任。

他补充说，这封信将以韩国驻联合国大使的名义发出，预计将于周四（美国时间）寄出。