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August 25, 2015

North and South Korea Agreement to Defuse Rising Tensions 
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North and South Korea have reached an agreement to defuse the rising
tensions between the two countries, following an exchange of artillery
fire and threats of increased military action last week. South Korean
leaders agreed early Tuesday morning to shut off a loudspeaker that has
been broadcasting anti-North Korea propaganda near the border, while
North Korea indirectly acknowledged responsibility for planting
landmines that recently killed two South Korean soldiers. The South
Korean director of national security announced the agreement.

Kim Kwan-jin: "North Korea expressed regret over a recent landmine
incident in the South's side of Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) along the
Military Demarcation Line (MDL) that wounded the South's soldiers. South
Korea agreed to halt anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts along the MDL
from 12:00 (0300 GMT) local time on August 25. North Korea agreed to end
the quasi-state of war."

 

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