Unification minister says response to DMZ blast should not derail peace efforts

South Korea's Unification Minister Chung Dong-young has stated that the country's response to the recent North Korean land mine explosion inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) should not hinder ongoing peace efforts on the Korean Peninsula. In a Facebook post from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Chung emphasized that a thorough investigation and truth-finding into the Sept.

21 DMZ blast, caused by mines planted by North Korea, should be conducted. However, he stressed that these responses should not be used as an excuse to undermine or distort the nation's peace-building efforts. The minister, who cut short his trip to Europe following the military investigation that found North Korea responsible for the land mine explosion that injured three South Korean soldiers, called for reflection on why such tragic events persist and urged the search for more fundamental answers to prevent future occurrences.

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