▲ This file photo, provided by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shows work in progress to install electric wires near the military demarcation line on Dec. 23, 2024. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

N Korea-border fortification

N. Korea resumes border fortification work after winter hiatus: JCS

SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has resumed efforts to reinforce the northern side of the heavily fortified inter-Korean border earlier this month, after a brief winter hiatus, South Korea's military said Friday.

Pyongyang has been strengthening border controls by installing fences and laying land mines along the Military Demarcation Line ever since North Korean leader Kim Jong-un declared inter-Korean relations as between "two hostile countries" in late 2023.

The North had temporarily halted its border fortification measures since December before resuming operations earlier this month, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.

"Our military is firmly maintaining its readiness posture while managing the military situation in a stable manner," the JCS said.

The South's military issues warning broadcasts and fires warning shots if a North Korean soldier crosses into the South, it added.

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