Partial resumption of Panmunjeom tours to begin Wednesday

판문점 견학 22일 부분 재개 미군 월북으로 중단 넉달만에 Tours to the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom will partially resume on Wednesday, four months after an American soldier illegally crossed over to North Korea. According to the Unification Ministry on Tuesday, the National Institute for Unification Education will hold a special field trip to Panmunjeom on the day with about 20 people,.. including policy advisors and North Korean defectors. The decision to partially resume tours came as the unification ministry discussed the issue with the United Nations Command which has jurisdiction over the Joint Security Area in Panmunjeom. The UNC completely suspended Panmunjom tours on July 18th after U.S. soldier Private Travis King crossed the Military Demarcation Line without permission and defected to North Korea from a tour. #Panmunjeom_tour #SouthKorea #NorthKorea #inter_Korean_border #Unification_Ministry #Military_Demarcation_Line #MDL #판문점_견학 #통일부 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook : 📣 Twitter : 📣 Homepage : 2023-11-21, 09:00 (KST)