South Korea's Lee urges North Korea to restore dialogue, pledges military buildup

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South Korean President Lee urged North Korea to restore dialogue while pledging to strengthen the South’s military. The remarks followed a landmine blast in the Demilitarized Zone that wounded three South Korean soldiers, which Seoul’s military and the UN Command said violated the Korean War armistice.

The comments came after Seoul’s ​military and the ‌UN Command said North Korea violated the Korean War armistice following a landmine blast last week that wounded three South Korean soldiers in the Demilitarized ‌Zone (DMZ).