# South Korea demands North Korea immediately halt border fortification work

https://mins.news/en/item/79648

- Reuters, 2026-09-30 03:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-demands-north-korea-stop-border-fortification-work-immediately-2026-09-30/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6abc7fe5a32b780001a83376

> South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Wednesday that North Korea must immediately stop fortification work near the inter-Korean border, warning that the activities were raising tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

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