South Korea says North Korea has removed more than 600 landmines from the Joint Security Area in the DMZ. The two Koreas are also in the process of removing guard posts along the border in order to bolster peace efforts.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.
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Seoul's defense ministry says North Korea cleared 636 landmines.
The deal to remove landmines from the Joint Security Area, where the two Koreas meet for talks, is part of a broader agreement to demilitarize much of the DMZ.
South Korea also removed landmines on its side of the neutral zone and says it can no longer detect any there.
The North and South also began demolishing concrete guard posts on both sides of the border this week.
The U.S. has raised concerned about the pace of Korean cooperation. Seoul maintains the steps are needed to ease military tensions.
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