Two Koreas cease all 'hostile acts' against each other from Nov. 1st
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During the inter-Korean summit back in September,... Seoul and Pyeongyang agreed that they would stop all hostile acts against each other on land sea and air,... starting November 1st.
It's a move seen as a milestone in the history of inter-Korean relations.
Here's Won Jung-hwan with the updates.
It's day 1 of the historic policy signed by the two Koreas,… under which they halt all hostile acts.
In accordance with the military agreement signed by the two sides last month,… they have officially ceased a range of military exercises aimed at each other along the Military Demarcation Line.
On the ground, they have ended all live-fire artillery drills and field training exercises at the regiment level and above,... within five kilometers of the MDL,... which will create a 10-kilometer-wide buffer zone.
On sea,.. the two Koreas have ceased all live-fire drills and maritime maneuvers exercises within a 135 kilometer-wide zone in the West Sea,.. and in the East Sea an area 80 kilometers wide.
They've put covers over the barrels of artillery guns on the coast and they've closed all gunports within the zones.
In the air, the two sides have banned tactical live-fire drills involving a range of aircraft... within designated no-fly zones in the eastern and western regions along the MDL.
Those measures are in line with efforts by Seoul that began last month to ease military tensions by gradually removing landmines and guard posts within the demilitarized zone.
And north of the border,... the regime, too, has taken steps to stop hostile acts, including the closure of its own coastal artillery.
And Seoul's National Security Council emphasized the importance of the two Koreas' step towards peace.
"Specifically, the covering up of the artillery on the West Coast, where multiple armed conflicts have occured in the past is viewed as a significant symbolic gesture,... as it will prevent future accidental clashes in that region. "
Chung added that the standing members of the National Security Council committee will continue to closely manage the situation with related ministries so that the inter-Korean military agreement is carried out as agreed by the leaders of Seoul and Pyeongyang.
Won Jung-hwan, Arirang News.
During the inter-Korean summit back in September,... Seoul and Pyeongyang agreed that they would stop all hostile acts against each other on land sea and air,... starting November 1st.
It's a move seen as a milestone in the history of inter-Korean relations.
Here's Won Jung-hwan with the updates.
It's day 1 of the historic policy signed by the two Koreas,… under which they halt all hostile acts.
In accordance with the military agreement signed by the two sides last month,… they have officially ceased a range of military exercises aimed at each other along the Military Demarcation Line.
On the ground, they have ended all live-fire artillery drills and field training exercises at the regiment level and above,... within five kilometers of the MDL,... which will create a 10-kilometer-wide buffer zone.
On sea,.. the two Koreas have ceased all live-fire drills and maritime maneuvers exercises within a 135 kilometer-wide zone in the West Sea,.. and in the East Sea an area 80 kilometers wide.
They've put covers over the barrels of artillery guns on the coast and they've closed all gunports within the zones.
In the air, the two sides have banned tactical live-fire drills involving a range of aircraft... within designated no-fly zones in the eastern and western regions along the MDL.
Those measures are in line with efforts by Seoul that began last month to ease military tensions by gradually removing landmines and guard posts within the demilitarized zone.
And north of the border,... the regime, too, has taken steps to stop hostile acts, including the closure of its own coastal artillery.
And Seoul's National Security Council emphasized the importance of the two Koreas' step towards peace.
"Specifically, the covering up of the artillery on the West Coast, where multiple armed conflicts have occured in the past is viewed as a significant symbolic gesture,... as it will prevent future accidental clashes in that region. "
Chung added that the standing members of the National Security Council committee will continue to closely manage the situation with related ministries so that the inter-Korean military agreement is carried out as agreed by the leaders of Seoul and Pyeongyang.
Won Jung-hwan, Arirang News.