韩国国防部正式提议举行韩朝军方会谈
首尔——据新华社首尔 10 月 23 日电，韩国国防部政策室长金洪哲 23 日发表谈话，正式向朝鲜提议举行韩朝军方会谈，就相互确认韩朝陆地军事分界线的准确位置、恢复军事通信线路，以及防止边境地区发生意外冲突的方案进行协商。
谈话说，目前韩朝双方对部分军事分界线位置的认知仍存在分歧。如不采取特别措施，双方官兵将继续以各自认定的军事分界线位置为基准开展活动，这将有可能导致意外冲突增加。
谈话还说，如有必要，也可以举行包括"联合国军司令部"在内的三方会谈。会谈的具体日期和地点等事宜，可通过板门店渠道进行协商。韩方表示，期待朝方作出积极回应。
此次提议的直接背景是 9 月 21 日的地雷爆炸事件：韩国陆军第 25 师当天在韩朝军事分界线附近韩方一侧非军事区内执行任务时发生地雷爆炸，造成 3 名军人受伤，其中 2 人伤势严重。韩国联合参谋本部 10 月 5日公布调查结果，称"爆炸由朝鲜在军事分界线南侧埋设的反步兵地雷导致"，要求朝方作出道歉并立即清除相关地雷。朝鲜外务省 10 月 6 日发表声明否认。韩国常驻联合国代表 10 月 22 日致函安理会主席，要求朝鲜就地雷爆炸事件道歉。
韩国防部还表示，去年 11 月韩方曾提议举行军方会谈，以消除双方对军事分界线位置的认知分歧，但朝方未作回应。
（GSM 据新华社）
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South Korea Formally Proposes Inter-Korean Military Talks to Confirm Border Line, Restore Hotlines
SEOUL — South Korea's Defense Ministry formally proposed inter-Korean military talks to North Korea on October 23, to mutually confirm the precise location of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), restore military communication lines, and discuss measures to prevent accidental clashes in border areas, Xinhua reported from Seoul.
Kim Hong-cheol, head of the ministry's Defense Policy Office, said in a statement that the two sides still differ in their perceptions of some MDL locations, and that without special measures, soldiers on both sides will continue operating based on their own understanding of the line, increasing the risk of accidental clashes.
The statement added that a three-party meeting including the United Nations Command could be possible if necessary, and that specific dates and venues could be discussed through the Panmunjom channel. Seoul said it looks forward to a positive response from Pyongyang.
The proposal follows a September 21 landmine explosion during a South Korean Army search operation inside the DMZ on the southern side of the MDL, which injured three soldiers, two of them seriously. On October 5, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff announced investigation findings that the blast was caused by a North Korean anti-personnel mine laid south of the MDL, demanding an apology and immediate removal. North Korea's Foreign Ministry denied the claim on October 6. South Korea's envoy to the United Nations wrote to the Security Council presidency on October 22 demanding an apology from Pyongyang.
The ministry also noted it had proposed military talks last November to resolve differing perceptions of the MDL, but North Korea did not respond.
(GSM, based on Xinhua)
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图片来源：朝韩非军事区内展示的韩朝首脑会晤历史照片（资料图）。照片：Nicor，CC BY-SA 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Framed inter-Korean summit photos on display in the Demilitarized Zone (file photo). Photo: Nicor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
