North Korea has installed screens around the Panmungak building in Panmunjom, the inter-Korean truce village, to block the structure from public view, military sources said Monday. The screens are positioned around the Panmungak facility on the northern side of the Joint Security Area (JSA). Sources say the screening was erected in April and appears intended to support ongoing renovation work. Military sources also note North Korea has used similar screens for renovation activities in the past. Panmungak was built in 1969 and is located about 80 meters north of the Military Demarcation Line within the Demilitarized Zone. The three-story building houses a guard command post and faces South Korea’s Freedom House in the JSA. It is also associated with the “pink phone,” a direct hotline between North Korea and the United Nations Command, which administers the Armistice Agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean War. The building has previously been used for major inter-Korean engagements, including the 2018 summit between South Korea’s then President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
North Korea puts screens around Panmunjom building for apparent renovation
North Korea has installed screens around the Panmungak building in Panmunjom, the inter-Korean truce village, to block the structure from public view, military sources said Monday. The screens are pos...
- North Korea installs screens around the Panmungak building in Panmunjom.
- The screens are located on the northern side of the Joint Security Area and block public view.
- Military sources say the screens were put up in April and appear intended for ongoing renovation work.
- Panmungak is a three-story facility built in 1969, about 80 meters north of the Military Demarcation Line.
- The building includes a guard command post and is associated with the “pink phone” hotline and prior inter-Korean meetings.
North Korea has installed screens around its building inside the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom to block it from public view, apparently for ongoing renovation work, military sources said Monday. The screens covering the Panmungak facility, located on the northern side of the Joint Security Area, were erected in April in what appeared to be part of renovation efforts, military sources with knowledge of the matter said. The North had put up screens around the building for renovation work in the past. READ: South Korea to ease civilian curbs along border with North Panmungak, built in 1969, sits 80 meters […]...Keep on reading: N. Korea covers inter-Korean border building in screens for renovation
2 hours agoNorth Korea has installed screens around its building inside the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom to block it from public view, apparently for ongoing renovation work, military sources said Monday. The screens covering the Panmungak facility, located on the northern side of the Joint Security Area (JSA), were erected in April in what appeared to be part of renovation efforts, military sources with knowledge of the matter said. The North had put up screens around the building for renovation work in the past. Panmungak, built in 1969, sits 80 meters north of the Military Demarcation Line within the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas. It directly faces South Korea's Freedom House in the JSA. The three-story Panmungak houses a guard command post and has the "pink phone," a direct hotline between the North and the United Nations Command, which administers the Armistice Agreement that halted the 1950-53 Korean War. The building has also served as a venue for key inter-Korean engagements in the past, including the 2018 summit between then President Moon Jae-in and North Korean l
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