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The Unification Ministry is about to renew excursions of the truce village of Panmunjom within the Demilitarized Zone, 18 months after suspending this system for security causes.
A ministry official stated Thursday that this system will resume Friday with a particular tour for folks enrolled in a unification coverage management course on the Nationwide Institute for Unification Training.
Friday’s 17 guests are authorities officers and executives from state-run companies.
The federal government halted the Panmunjom excursions in July 2023 after U.S. military Pvt. Travis King crossed the border into North Korea.
Some extra excursions came about in November of that yr, however this system was totally suspended per week later.
Since then overseas nationals have been allowed to go to Panmunjom, however excursions haven’t taken place regularly and have remained off-limits to South Koreans.
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