During his visit to South Korea, Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck visited the militarily secured border with North Korea. “It is a very different border than we know from the German separation,” said the Green politician after his return from the immediate border line. Nevertheless, he was reminded of German history.
There are barracks on the border fence from which both sides can call each other, reported Habeck. “This is the last line of communication that South and North Korea still have with each other.” On the one hand, it is good that there is “a mixed zone, in football you would say, where people can talk to each other.” On the other hand, it is depressing that this is the only place for such conversations.
The military administration had prohibited journalists from accompanying Habeck during this part of his visit to the so-called Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). His delegation said that Habeck had been informed by a US soldier from the UN command about the history of the border and the security situation on and in the demilitarized zone. The building is directly on the border line. The visit was observed by the North Korean side.
At the same time, according to military sources, North Korean soldiers have once again crossed the border line with South Korea in the buffer zone between the two countries. In the incident on Thursday, South Korean border guards fired warning shots, after which the intruding soldiers withdrew, the General Staff said. It was the third time since the beginning of the month that such a border violation was reported.
North Korea recently sent hundreds of soldiers to various parts of the DMZ to carry out construction work.
