North and South Korea have started removing landmines from their impregnable border. After a new agreement between the two countries last month, the removal of the mine was started as a step to build confidence.
South Korea's Defense Ministry said in a statement that on Monday the troops of the two countries removed some landmines from the joint security zone of the common border.
The ministry further said, within the next 20 days, the two sides will remove all mines from the joint security zone.
This area is the only place in the 250km civilization region where two Korean soldiers are in confrontation. United Nations peacekeepers have been deployed in this area.
South Korean President Moon Zay-in on the Pyongyang Tour (front left, recent pictures)
Last month, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Mun Jae-in-Pyongyang sat in the summit. There was an agreement between the two countries on which the Guard Post and the arms would be withdrawn from the joint security zone. If the mines are removed from the area, the soldiers will not have more weapons.