韩国军方表示，朝鲜周四向海上发射了约十几枚短程弹道导弹。一天前，首尔方面再次呼吁举行会谈，以防止双方在高度设防的边境沿线发生意外冲突。据韩国联合参谋本部称，这些导弹于当地时间下午12点30分左右从东部沿海地区元山发射，飞行了约250公里。韩国表示，已加强对进一步发射的监视，并正在与美国和日本共享信息。
North Korea fired around a dozen short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, a day after Seoul renewed its call for talks to prevent accidental clashes along their heavily fortified border. The missiles were launched from the eastern coastal area of Wonsan at about 12.30pm local time and travelled around 250 kilometres, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. South Korea said it had stepped up surveillance for further launches and was sharing information with the United States and Japan.
首尔方面于10月23日提议举行军事会谈，以共同核实分隔朝韩的军事分界线的位置，恢复军事通信线路，并商定防止意外冲突的措施。统一部长官郑东泳周三在首尔附近高阳市的一个论坛上由他人代读的讲话中再次发出这一呼吁。“韩朝应通过对话就军事分界线协调立场，”郑东泳说，并呼吁恢复沟通渠道，以便该地区能够实现和平管理。朝鲜尚未对会谈提议作出回应。
Seoul proposed military talks on 23 October to jointly verify the location of the Military Demarcation Line, which separates the two Koreas, restore military communication lines and agree measures to prevent accidental clashes. Unification Minister Chung Dong-young renewed the appeal on Wednesday in an address read on his behalf at a forum in Goyang, near Seoul.“South and North Korea should align their positions on the MDL through dialogue,” Chung said, calling for communication channels to be restored so the area could be managed peacefully. North Korea has not responded to the talks proposal.
这一提议提出之前，9月21日非军事区发生地雷爆炸，造成三名韩国士兵受伤，其中两人伤势严重。首尔指责朝鲜军队在分界线以南埋设地雷。朝鲜否认对此负责，并在致联合国安理会的一封信中指责韩国捏造了这一事件。监督停战协定的美国领导的联合国军司令部表示，与韩国进行的联合调查已在分界线以南发现一枚处于活跃状态的朝鲜地雷，并认定发生了违反停战协定的行为。朝鲜军队一直在用道路、围栏和地雷加固边境。
Mine blasts deepen border tensionsThe offer follows landmine explosions in the Demilitarised Zone on 21 September that injured three South Korean soldiers, two of them seriously. Seoul accused North Korean troops of planting the mines south of the demarcation line. North Korea denied responsibility and accused the South of fabricating the incident in a letter to the UN Security Council. The US-led United Nations Command, which oversees the armistice, said a joint investigation with South Korea had identified an active North Korean mine south of the line and determined that an armistice violation had occurred. North Korean troops have been reinforcing the border with roads, fences and landmines.
韩国表示，朝方在作业过程中多次越过军事分界线，促使韩方进行警告广播并鸣枪示警。首尔方面称，对边界的不同解读可能引发意外冲突。据韩联社报道，根据1953年停战协定设立的许多界标已损毁或消失，最初的1292个界标目前仅有约200个仍可辨认。两韩直接军事沟通渠道依然中断，尽管联合国军司令部保留着与朝鲜军方的单独联络渠道。
South Korea says they have repeatedly crossed the demarcation line during the work, prompting warning broadcasts and warning shots. Seoul says differing interpretations of the boundary could lead to accidental clashes. Many of the markers installed under the 1953 armistice have deteriorated or disappeared, with only about 200 of the original 1,292 still identifiable, according to Yonhap. Direct military communication between the two Koreas remains suspended, although the command maintains a separate channel with the North Korean military.