Why Seoul, UNC see North Korea's DMZ activities differently

South Korea and the United Nations Command's interpretations of North Korea's recent activities inside the Demilitarized Zone reflect contrasting views of what constitutes a violation of the 1953 Armistice Agreement.

The disagreement centers on North Korea's construction of fences, road repairs, land clearing and suspected mine-laying inside the 4-kilometer-wide buffer zone surrounding the Military Demarcation Line, the de facto border between the two Koreas.

Seoul says the work, particularly wh ...