South Korea will shift a line running parallel to the military border with North Korea to narrow the area that restricts civilian access. The change is in response to years of requests by residents and is made possible by improved defence readiness.

Background

The so-called Civilian Control Line is currently as much as 10 km to the south of the Military Demarcation Line drawn up at the end of the 1950-53 Korean War. As many as 20,000 people reside inside the zone, and others enter the area to farm or work, going through authorisation procedures.

The ministry also announced other changes that will ease restrictions imposed on areas near the border, including a relaxed reporting guideline on operating drones for farming purposes.

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