S. Korea seeks to formally cite N. Korea for armistice violation following DMZ blast: defense ministry

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SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is seeking to formally declare North Korea's recent border activities as a violation of the Armistice Agreement following a joint investigation with the U.N. Command (UNC), the defense ministry said Wednesday.

The move comes as Seoul is weighing countermeasures after concluding that land mines deliberately planted by North Korea on the South's side of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) were the cause of the Sept. 21 blast that left three South Korean soldiers wounded, two of them seriously.

North Korea's apparent border intrusion and mine-laying activities south of the MDL clearly constitute violations of the ceasefire agreement that halted the 1950-53 Korean War, Seoul said earlier.

"Following a joint investigation with the UNC into North Korea's MDL incursions, we plan to formalize its armistice violations and strongly demand an immediate halt to border breaches and to restore the DMZ to its original state," the ministry said in a document submitted to lawmakers ahead of an annual parliamentary audit.

"Concurrently, we are pushing for inter-Korean military talks to prevent future accidental clashes and discuss reopening communication hotlines and aligning the MDL markers along the DMZ," it said.

Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul (L) speaks during a parliamentary session at the National Assembly in Seoul in this Sept. 29, 2026, file photo. (Yonhap)

The issue of the border line has reemerged since last month's mine blast.

When the armistice agreement was signed in 1953, the UNC and North Korea installed 1,292 marker posts along the MDL to mark the ceasefire line. However, most have deteriorated or been lost over time, leaving only about 200 identifiable markers today.

The South Korean military defines the MDL based on the mapping designated by the U.N. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The UNC uses a different set of coordinates established through its own 2016 MDL project.

North Korea is believed to use its own version of the MDL based on physical markers.

Calls have grown for efforts to reduce the discrepancies in border mapping. The UNC, which has legal jurisdiction on MDL management under the armistice, shares the need for clarifying the MDL baseline and reportedly conveyed its position to Pyongyang in the past.

"We will also pursue coordinated action with the UNC regarding the North's moves to either reduce or dismantle the buffer zone specified in the armistice agreement," the ministry said.

On the transition of wartime operational control (OPCON) from Washington to Seoul, the ministry renewed its push for a road map to expedite the transfer, including efforts toward the certification of "full operational capability (FOC)."

The ministry noted it plans to consult with Washington to permanently establish a combined special operations component command by the end of this year. The unit is one of six combined component commands the allies plan to set up prior to the OPCON transfer, four of which have already been launched.

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首尔，10月7日（韩联社）——韩国国防部周三表示，在与联合国军司令部进行联合调查后，韩国正寻求正式宣布朝鲜最近的边境活动违反了停战协定。

此前，首尔方面得出结论，朝鲜故意在军事分界线韩国一侧埋设的地雷是导致 9 月 21 日爆炸事件的原因，该爆炸事件造成三名韩国士兵受伤，其中两人伤势严重。首尔方面正在权衡应对措施。

首尔方面早些时候表示，朝鲜明显越境并在军事分界线以南布雷，这显然违反了结束1950-53年朝鲜战争的停火协议。

“在与联合国大会联合调查朝鲜侵犯军事分界线的行为后，我们计划正式认定其违反停战协定，并强烈要求立即停止侵犯边界的行为，将非军事区恢复到原来的状态，”该部在提交给议员的年度议会审计文件中表示。

“与此同时，我们正在推动朝韩军事对话，以防止未来发生意外冲突，并讨论重新开通通信热线以及沿非军事区划定军事分界线标志。”声明中写道。

这张摄于2026年9月29日的资料照片显示，韩国国防部长姜信哲（左）在首尔国会出席会议时发表讲话。（韩联社）

自上个月的矿难爆炸事件以来，边界线问题再次浮出水面。

1953年停战协定签署时，联合国军和朝鲜在军事分界线沿线设立了1292个界碑，以标示停火线。然而，随着时间的推移，大部分界碑已经损坏或遗失，如今仅存约200个可辨认的界碑。

韩国军方根据联合国国家地理空间情报局指定的地图来界定军事距离界限（MDL）。而联合国军司令部则使用一套不同的坐标系，该坐标系是其在2016年开展的军事距离界限项目确定的。

据信朝鲜使用基于物理标记的自身版本的MDL。

各方呼吁努力减少边界划定上的差异。联合国军委员会（UNC）根据停战协定对军事分界线（MDL）的管理拥有法律管辖权，也认为有必要澄清军事分界线基线，据报道，该委员会过去曾向平壤表达过这一立场。

“对于北方试图减少或拆除停战协定中规定的缓冲区，我们还将与联合国大会采取协调行动，”该部表示。

在战时作战指挥权（OPCON）从华盛顿移交给首尔之际，国防部再次推动制定加快移交的路线图，包括努力实现“全面作战能力（FOC）”的认证。

该部指出，计划与华盛顿磋商，争取在今年年底前永久建立一支联合特种作战司令部。该部队是盟军计划在作战指挥权移交前设立的六个联合特种作战司令部之一，其中四个已经成立。

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（导语）朝鲜警告称，如果韩国哪怕“深入”其领土一毫米，朝鲜将采取“强有力的反制措施”。

韩国外长赵镛基表示，韩国正在重新评估对朝鲜非军事区地雷爆炸事件的外交应对措施。

国防部长称排雷行动是对朝鲜的“果断”回应

（第二份LD）韩国军方认定朝鲜埋设的地雷引发了非军事区爆炸

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