UNC not to proceed with plan for security brigade after talks with Korea: defense minister
The United Nations Command (UNC) has agreed to not proceed with its plan to establish a brigade combining its border security and armistice enforcement operations after consultations with South Korea, Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Friday. Ahn made the remark following news reports that the UNC is pushing to create a new brigade responsible for guarding the Joint Security Area (JSA) inside…
The United Nations Command (UNC) has decided not to move forward with its plan to create a security brigade that would handle border security and armistice enforcement operations, following discussions with South Korea, according to Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back. The announcement came after reports emerged indicating UNC's intention to establish a brigade tasked with guarding the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the Panmunjom border village and enforcing the Armistice Agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean War.
Currently, the UNC's security battalion stationed at Camp Bonifas in Paju, north of Seoul, is responsible for guarding the JSA, while the secretariat of the Military Armistice Commission (MAC) at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, located about 60 kilometers south of Seoul, manages border entry approvals and investigations into armistice violations, among other duties. Reports suggest the UNC's proposed plan would merge these separate functions into a single brigade, which would be under the command of the MAC commander.
South Korea has reportedly opposed the UNC's plan, as per the news sources.
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