'Fundamental peace' becomes 'more crucial' following DMZ blast: unification minister

Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Wednesday that the land mine blast in the Demilitarized Zone last month has made the need for "fundamental peace" on the Korean Peninsula "ever more crucial." He made the remarks at a parliamentary audit of the ministry, while referring to the Sept. 21 explosion of North Korea-planted land mines that injured three South Korean soldiers. "We must make a thorough preparation to prevent this kind of tragic event from happening again," the minister said. Th

Source: The Korea Herald