North and South Korea Discuss Changes in the DMZ

Today South Korea's JTBC News reported that Tuesday at Panmunjeom there will be talks between military representatives of North and South Korea, concerning initial trial moves to withdraw heavier firearms from the demilitarized zone. The initial proposal was to withdraw troops and guard posts to a distance of two kilometers from either side of the demarcation line between the two states. Agreement was not reached in an earlier negotiation. In tomorrow's meeting of the South will attempt to reach an agreement to simultaneously remove heavier firearms on both sides of the military demarcation line associated with guard posts in a limited area.

This is intended as a small demonstration of how the two sides can proceed to remove machine guns from guard posts to lower the possibility of gunfights across the demarcation lines triggered by incidents of a non-combat nature. It is expected that the deescalation process could take place in a trial area near the Joint Security Area.