Are The Two Koreas Discussing The Removal Of Long-Range Artillery Pieces From The DMZ?

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Straits Times: South Korea proposes moving North's long-range artillery away from border: Media

SEOUL - South Korea has proposed that North Korea move its long-range artillery away from the heavily armed border in an effort to reduce tensions, Yonhap news agency reported government sources as saying.

Officials made several suggestions during last Thursday's cross-border military talks, including relocating the artillery 30 to 40 kilometres away from the Military Demarcation Line separating the two Koreas, said Yonhap, citing sources.

The talks - the first in more than a decade - comes after the Panmunjom Declaration which resulted from the April 27 inter-Korean summit at the truce village. The declaration had called for joint efforts to alleviate military tensions and "practically eliminate the danger of war".

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Update #1: Seoul Proposes Pyongyang to Move DPRK Artillery Away From Border - Reports (Sputnik)
Update #2: The 1 Picture That Terrifies South Korea: North Korea's 'Big Guns' That Could Attack Seoul (National Interest)

WNU Editor: It looks like someone got ahead of himself/herself in floating this idea of artillery pieces being moved away from the DMZ .... Defense Ministry denies proposing NK withdraw long-range artillery along DMZ (Korea Herald). But it is actually a good idea .... one step among many that I think are necessary to lower tensions on the peninsula.