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WASHINGTON DC, KOMPAS.com – The United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, believes that the crossfire between South Korea (South Korea) and North Korea (North Korea) in the Demilitarized Zone was an accident.
The two countries reportedly exchanged fire on the border with Seoul saying the North had started the incident.
“Several shots came from the north. We think it was an accident,” said Mike Pompeo. ABC “This week” aforementioned AFP Sunday (3/5/2020).
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The 56-year-old United States Foreign Minister explained that South Korea immediately responded to the attack and stated that there were no fatalities in the incident.
The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff Office (JCS) stated in an official statement that its troops were fired at border posts by North Korean troops.
“Our military responded by firing twice at the same time giving a warning according to the procedure,” the JCS said, adding that there were no victims on their side.
The two Korean shootings took place after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reappeared in public after being away for 20 days.
Pompeo was reluctant to explain if the EE. USA They knew about Kim’s absence or about the health of the supreme leader.
“We have seen the image as the world sees it, that Leader Kim looks healthy and well,” explained the United States Secretary of State for California.
He explained that Washington’s mission remained the same. In other words, convince Pyongyang that it is willing to give up its nuclear weapons.
Technically, the two countries are still at war because the 1950-1953 Korean War only ended in a ceasefire, not a peace treaty.
Although it is called the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), it is the most fortified place in the world filled with landmines and barbed wire.
Trying to calm military tension became part of the deal when Kim Jong Un met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in September 2018.
However, the agenda of the meeting that took place in Pyongyang was ignored by the North. In fact, North Korea broke off contact with Seoul.
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