{
  "id": 16863864,
  "title": "Unification minister urges N. Korea to join talks on inter-Korean border",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/unification-minister-urges-n-korea-to-join-talks-on-inter-korean-16863864",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T07:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261028/unification-minister-urges-n-korea-to-join-talks-on-inter-korean-border"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday, Unification Minister Chung Dong-young called for North Korea to participate in military discussions regarding the inter-Korean border. The South suggested these talks on Friday, following a land mine explosion within the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on September 21 that injured three South Korean soldiers, two of them critically. The South Korean government seeks to jointly confirm the precise location of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) that divides the two nations, restore communication channels, and devise methods to prevent unintended confrontations. In a speech read at the DMZ Open Eco Peace Forum in Goyang, a city just northwest of Seoul, the minister emphasized the importance of aligning positions and establishing a peaceful management system for the area. He stressed that hostility would only intensify tensions and would benefit neither side.",
  "summary": "Unification Minister Chung Dong-young on Wednesday urged North Korea to accept the South's proposal last week for military talks on the inter-Korean border. Seoul proposed the talks Friday, after a land mine blast inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Sept. 21 wounded three South Korean soldiers, two of them seriously. The South wants to jointly verify where the land-based Military Demarcation…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "PPP slams defense minister over remarks on trusting U.S. forces in event of war with N. Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/ppp-slams-defense-minister-over-remarks-on-trusting-u-s-forces-in",
        "published": "2026-10-28T04:37:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}