KOREAN DEMILITARIZED ZONE (DMZ)

July 2, 2019

Recently, US President Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to set foot in North Korea when he met its leader, Kim Jong Un, in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas and agreed to resume stalled nuclear talks.

About: 

  • The Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is a region 4 km wide and 240 km long, dividing the Korean Peninsula into the North Korea and South Korea. 

  • The DMZ was created after the 1953 Korean War Armistice Agreement, which ended the Korean War. 

  • The site where the Armistice was signed is called the Joint Security Area (JSA), located 53 km to the north of Seoul. It continues to be the venue where successive peace discussions concerning the region are conducted, including the recent meeting between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. 

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