🔶 German Chancellor visits the border line between the two Koreas; Merz entered North Korean territory

Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, during a visit to the border between South Korea and North Korea, referred to the reunification of Germany 36 years ago.

Speaking on the sidelines of the demilitarized zone between the two countries, he said: “We hope that Korea one day will also find the opportunity to regain its territorial and political unity.”

Merz added: “One can feel in this place how much a country suffers from being divided and how much people, at least in the southern part of the Korean peninsula, want reunification.”

He also said that during his discussions in Seoul, he was asked several times about Germany’s experience of reunification.

Since the Korean War (1950 to 1953), the Korean peninsula has been divided into two parts: the north and the south. The northern part is under the rule of Kim Jong-un, the authoritarian leader of North Korea, and the southern part has a stable democratic system.

A border line 248 kilometers long along the 38th parallel north divides the peninsula into two sections. On both sides of this border, there is a demilitarized zone with an approximate width of two kilometers.

In the border area, Merz visited one of the blue, iconic buildings through the middle of which the border line runs.

Whenever North Korea and South Korea want to hold direct talks, this building is where they meet.

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