Tours to truce village on North Korean border to resume after COVID suspension



News Tours to truce village on North Korean border to resume after COVID suspension UN Command has repeatedly halted educational visits to Joint Security Area during pandemic, including since January Chaewon Chung June 30, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON An aerial view of the Joint Security Area taken from an observation post on the ROK side \| Image: NK News Tours to the Joint Security Area (JSA) along the inter-Korean border will soon resume after a monthslong suspension due to the spread of COVID-19, Seoul’s unification ministry announced Thursday. The U.N. Command (UNC) has repeatedly stopped and started tours to the truce village where North and South Korean soldiers stand face to face since the first suspension in Dec. 2020, when it cited “concern for the ROK public” and the need “to protect the force from the potential spread of COVID-19.” Most recently, JSA tours have been on hold since Jan. 2022. Tours to the Joint Security Area (JSA) along the inter-Korean border will soon resume after a monthslong suspension due to the spread of COVID-19, Seoul’s unification ministry announced Thursday. The U.N. Command (UNC) has repeatedly stopped and started tours to the truce village where North and South Korean soldiers stand face to face since the first suspension in Dec. 2020, when it cited “concern for the ROK public” and the need “to protect the force from the potential spread of COVID-19.” Most recently, JSA tours have been on hold since Jan. 2022. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Tours to truce village on North Korean border to resume after COVID suspension

UN Command has repeatedly halted educational visits to Joint Security Area during pandemic, including since January

Chaewon Chung June 30, 2022

Tours to truce village on North Korean border to resume after COVID suspension

An aerial view of the Joint Security Area taken from an observation post on the ROK side | Image: NK News

Tours to the Joint Security Area (JSA) along the inter-Korean border will soon resume after a monthslong suspension due to the spread of COVID-19, Seoul’s unification ministry announced Thursday.

The U.N. Command (UNC) has repeatedly stopped and started tours to the truce village where North and South Korean soldiers stand face to face since the first suspension in Dec. 2020, when it cited “concern for the ROK public” and the need “to protect the force from the potential spread of COVID-19.” Most recently, JSA tours have been on hold since Jan. 2022.

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