Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s influential sister, Kim Yo-jong, and a military marshal inspected fortification work along the border with South Korea. Pyongyang warned of “strong” military action in response to any enemy provocation, North Korean state media reported on Wednesday.
The inspection came a day after the South Korean military warned of decisive action if North Korea repeated provocations. Earlier, Pyongyang threatened to deploy offensive military resources along the border.
Preparations to make the border an impregnable fortress
According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Pak Jong-chon, an adviser to North Korea’s Ministry of National Defense, inspected several key sites along the southern part of the border earlier Tuesday. During this, he reviewed the progress of ongoing border fortification work.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Pakistan alleged that the enemy is deliberately and without any basis claiming that North Korean troops have crossed the border.
He said, “Our army knows our border better than others, and we are doing what we should do in our own territory.”
Pakistan called on troops to transform the border into an “impregnable fortress.” He also called for efficient, specific, and forceful military action in response to the enemy’s alleged reckless actions.
Kim Yo-jong stressed the need to continue fortifications
Kim Yo-jong, a department director of the Central Committee of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party, said that the country’s leader has ordered the border with the enemy country to be forever impregnable.
According to KCNA, she stressed that no one can stop the fortification work.
Kim Yo-jong said that North Korea’s military leadership has emphasized the need to alert the enemy that the country’s new military units with firepower have been deployed to their firing positions.
Border Security Enhanced Since April 2024
North Korea has been strengthening security along its border with South Korea since April 2024. This includes laying landmines, erecting barbed wire fences, and constructing anti-tank barriers along the Military Demarcation Line (MDL).
This move follows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s statement in which he described the two Koreas as two separate countries hostile to each other.
During the fortifications, North Korean troops repeatedly approached or crossed the Military Demarcation Line. In response, the South Korean military broadcast warnings over loudspeakers and fired warning shots to force the troops to retreat.
Last month, three South Korean soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Two of them were in critical condition. South Korea and the United Nations Command blamed North Korean mines for the incident, while Pyongyang denied any involvement.
South Korea again warned of military action
On Monday, Kim Yo-jong threatened to deploy additional strategic offensive military resources along the border with South Korea and resume propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts toward South Korea.
She accused South Korea of escalating tensions in the region by firing warning shots at its soldiers.
In response, the South Korean military warned that any new provocations by North Korea would lead to strict action.
Seoul, October 21 (IANS): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s influential sister, Kim Yo-jong, and a military marshal inspected fortification work along the border with South Korea. Pyongyang warned of “strong” military action in response to any enemy provocation, North Korean state media reported on Wednesday.
The inspection came a day after the South Korean military warned of decisive action if North Korea repeated provocations. Earlier, Pyongyang threatened to deploy offensive military resources along the border.
Preparations to make the border an impregnable fortress
According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Pak Jong-chon, an adviser to North Korea’s Ministry of National Defense, inspected several key sites along the southern part of the border earlier Tuesday. During this, he reviewed the progress of ongoing border fortification work.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Pakistan alleged that the enemy is deliberately and without any basis claiming that North Korean troops have crossed the border.
He said, “Our army knows our border better than others, and we are doing what we should do in our own territory.”
Pakistan called on troops to transform the border into an “impregnable fortress.” He also called for efficient, specific, and forceful military action in response to the enemy’s alleged reckless actions.
Kim Yo-jong stressed the need to continue fortifications
Kim Yo-jong, a department director of the Central Committee of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party, said that the country’s leader has ordered the border with the enemy country to be forever impregnable.
According to KCNA, she stressed that no one can stop the fortification work.
Kim Yo-jong said that North Korea’s military leadership has emphasized the need to alert the enemy that the country’s new military units with firepower have been deployed to their firing positions.
Border Security Enhanced Since April 2024
North Korea has been strengthening security along its border with South Korea since April 2024. This includes laying landmines, erecting barbed wire fences, and constructing anti-tank barriers along the Military Demarcation Line (MDL).
This move follows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s statement in which he described the two Koreas as two separate countries hostile to each other.
During the fortifications, North Korean troops repeatedly approached or crossed the Military Demarcation Line. In response, the South Korean military broadcast warnings over loudspeakers and fired warning shots to force the troops to retreat.
Last month, three South Korean soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Two of them were in critical condition. South Korea and the United Nations Command blamed North Korean mines for the incident, while Pyongyang denied any involvement.
South Korea again warned of military action
On Monday, Kim Yo-jong threatened to deploy additional strategic offensive military resources along the border with South Korea and resume propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts toward South Korea.
She accused South Korea of escalating tensions in the region by firing warning shots at its soldiers.
In response, the South Korean military warned that any new provocations by North Korea would lead to strict action.