Ukutshintshana komlilo kuMmandla we-De-Militarized Zone (DMZ) phakathi koMntla kunye noMzantsi Korea ngokukhawuleza kuphuma kulawulo kwaye kunokunyukela kwimfazwe epheleleyo. Abasetyhini abanoxolo abawela i-DMZ ngoMeyi babiza iinkokeli zaseMzantsi Korea, North Korea kunye ne-United States ngokukhawuleza ukuba bazibambe kwaye babuyele kwitafile esele ishiywe kwingxoxo.
I-tit-for-tat yaqala nge-4 ka-Agasti xa isigcayiseli sadubula kumda osemazantsi we-DMZ saza saphula imilenze yamajoni amabini aseMzantsi Korea. Ukuphendula, uMongameli waseMzantsi Korea uPark Geun-hye wamisa izithethi ezikhulu ukuze aqhumise ipropaganda echasene neNorth Korea kwi-DMZ. INorth Korea yaziphindezela ngokuphehlelela i-rocket kwisandisi-lizwi, kwaye uMzantsi Korea wadubula umva amagobolondo angama-36. I-Pyongyang iyalele imikhosi yaseNyakatho Korea kunye nomgca ongaphambili kwaye ubeke a 5 pm Ixesha elimiselweyo laseKorea ixesha elimiselweyo loMzantsi Korea ukuba licime izithethi zayo. Ngeli xesha, i-US-ROK iye yamisa okwethutyana ukuzilolonga emkhosini kwinto yoyikeka kukulungiselela ukuziphindezela.
"Ukunciphisa ukuxhatshazwa, inyathelo lokuqala elinokuthatyathwa yiKorea ezimbini kukusungula uphando oludibeneyo malunga nesizathu sokuqhuma komhlaba, okunika ithuba lentsebenziswano kunye nokungafihli," utshilo uChristine Ahn we-Women Cross DMZ, ekhokelela abafazi abangama-30 ukusuka. I-Pyongyang ngaphesheya kwe-DMZ ukuya eSeoul ukubiza ukuphela kweMfazwe yaseKorea. Emva koko kufuneka bajoyine ama-80 eepesenti oluntu lwehlabathi ngokusayina iSivumelwano sokuValwa kweMigodi sowe-1997 ukuqalisa inkqubo engxamisekileyo nenobubele yokuyekisa i-DMZ.”
“Into endayifundayo ekudibaneni namabhinqa akuMntla naseMzantsi Korea kumacala omabini eDMZ kukuba abantu baseKorea abafuni mfazwe, bafuna uxolo,” utsho uMairead Maguire, iNobel Peace Laureate yaseMntla Ireland. "Sibongoza iinkokeli zaseKorea ukuba zimamele abemi bazo, zibeke phantsi izixhobo zabo, kwaye zibandakanye iingxoxo."
"Imidlalo yemfazwe yase-US-ROK ifuna impendulo efanayo evela ePyongyang njengovavanyo lwenyukliya yaseNyakatho Korea evela eSeoul naseWashington," utshilo uAnn Wright, uColonel wase-US osele esidla umhlala phantsi kunye nonozakuzaku wase-US. Yongeza izandisi-lizwi zaseMzantsi Korea ezichasene ne-North Korea kwaye, kunye, ezi zenzo ziyayicaphukisa iNorth Korea.
UHyun-Kyung Chung, unjingalwazi kwi-Union Theological Seminary uthi: “Iinkokeli zethu kufuneka zibandakanyeke kwingxoxo, kuba izigidi zeentsapho zaseKorea ezahluleleneyo zisahlukene emva kwexesha lokuphila. "Iinkokeli kufuneka zicinge ngeentsapho kuqala, imikhosi yasemkhosini ekugqibeleni."
“Abantu baseMzantsi Korea abafuni mfazwe neNorth Korea,” utshilo u-AhnKim Jeong-Ae woMbutho wabaseTyhini abenza uxolo, imibutho ekhokela uxolo yabasetyhini exhase uhambo loxolo kunye ne-symposium eMzantsi Korea. "Sibongoza iinkokeli zethu ukuba zizibambe ngalo mzuzu uyingozi njengoko imfazwe iya kwenzakalisa abafazi, abantwana kunye nabantu abadala kakhulu."
"Ngexesha apho iinzame zoluntu zehlabathi ziyaqhubeka-ukusuka kwabasetyhini ukuya kwiimvumi ukuya kwiinkosi ze-taekwondo ukuya kuluntu lwe-ecumenical-ukwakha uxolo kulo lonke i-DMZ kunye nokuphelisa imfazwe, iinkokeli zaseKorea ziyaqina kwaye ziqhubela phambili ukulwa nokwahlukana," kusho uChristine Ahn. "Ukusasaza ipropaganda kuyo yonke i-DMZ kuphazamisa iifowuni zehlabathi zoxolo."
I-2015 iphawula isikhumbuzo se-70th yaseKorea'Ukwahlulwa-hlulwa kwamazwe amabini ahlukeneyo yi-US kunye ne-Soviet Union yangaphambili, eyabangela iMfazwe yase-Korea ye-1950-53. Emva kokubanga ubomi bezigidi ezi-4, kuquka i-36,000 yamajoni ase-US, iNorth Korea, i-China, kunye ne-United States batyikitye iSivumelwano se-Armistice. Nangona ukupheliswa kokudubula kwayimisa imfazwe, ngaphandle koxolo, iMfazwe yaseKorea isaqhubeka kwaye iDMZ imi endleleni yokumanyanisa abantu baseKorea kunye nezigidi zeentsapho.
