North Korea: "Self-Staged Farce... Immediate Strong Response if Territory Violated by Even 1 mm"

[Anchor]

North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs just recently issued a response to the South Korean military's final investigation results finding that North Korean forces were responsible for the landmine explosion on the western front. It threatened to take an immediate and strong response if its territory is violated by even 1 mm.

Kim A-young reports.

[Reporter]

North Korea released a response just a day after South Korean military authorities announced the final investigation results regarding the western front landmine explosion.

Instead of Kim Yo-jong, vice department director of the Workers' Party of Korea, who had stepped forward multiple times following our military's interim investigation announcement, North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stepped forward this time, seemingly reflecting the "two hostile states" relationship.

In a statement, the foreign ministry reiterated its characterization of the landmine explosion as a "self-staged farce planned and directed by Seoul," asserting it was merely a shallow expedient to pin an "accident suffered on their own" onto the North.

It also dismissed the South's proposal to discuss standards for the Military Demarcation Line, stating that it will not discuss issues of military sovereignty within its territory with an enemy state.

Regarding mine clearance operations, it claimed it was none of its business, remarking that whether the South removes mines unrelated to North Korea or not is up to them.

It further threatened that if military boots or Fireworks violate its territory by even 1 mm, its border forces will take immediate and strong countermeasures, and stressed that even if a similar incident occurs again, it will be entirely the responsibility of the party that suffered the accident.

Analysts view this as an attempt to deny responsibility for the landmine explosion while also sending a warning against South Korea's military actions along the Military Demarcation Line.

(Video by Oh Young-taek)
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