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== Joint Security Area crossing == On October 16, 2018, the governments of North and South Korea agreed to allow locals and tourists to cross the Military Demarcation Line's infamous [[Joint Security Area]] location once it is cleared of personnel.<ref name=oct19>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/south-korea/articles/selfies-dmz-north-south-korea-wagah-cyprus-darien/|title=Selfies in the Korean DMZ β and other unusual border travel experiences|first=Chris|last=Leadbeater|website=The Telegraph|date=19 October 2018}}</ref><ref name=oct192>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-17/south-koreans-may-soon-get-chance-to-walk-across-fortified-dmz|title = Tourists May Soon Get to Walk Across the DMZ Between North and South Korea|newspaper = Bloomberg.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.traveller.com.au/south-korea-dmz-border-tourists-to-be-allowed-to-walk-across-into-north-korea-h16sa6|title=Tourists will soon be allowed to walk across the world's tensest border|date=October 18, 2018|website=Traveller}}</ref> The crossings will resemble the brief moment [[President of South Korea|South Korean President]] [[Moon Jae-in]] stepped into North Korea with [[Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea|North Korean Chairman]] [[Kim Jong-un]] on April 27, 2018.<ref name=oct19 /><ref name=oct192 /> After the Joint Security Area was cleared of armed military personnel on October 25, 2018, it was announced that tourism at the MDL crossing would be delayed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2018/10/25/South-Korea-disarms-Joint-Security-Area-in-North-South-border/1631540459514/|title=South Korea disarms Joint Security Area in North-South border|website=UPI}}</ref>
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