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In the demilitarized zone
In 1953, the Korean War came to an end after more than three years of fierce fighting, which killed and wounded, millions of soldiers and civilians. To this day, the two parts of Korea - North and South - separated by a demilitarized zone with a diameter of about 4 kilometers.
North Korea remains one of the most isolated countries in the world, and does not admit to themselves foreigners and journalists.
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1. This combo picture shows two North Korean soldier: Left photo made May 26, 2010, the right - June 2, 2010. The soldiers are on duty in the peaceful village of Panmunjom, located in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas. Tension in Korea was increasing each day after Seoul officially announced by Pyongyang announced the sinking of one of its warships, which resulted in the March 26 killed 46 people. At the request of Seoul began an international investigation. (AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE / KIM JAE-HWAN / FILES)
2. Visitors to the museum looking at war panorama of the Korean War in Dandong, Liaoning Province, China, June 1. Beijing must either accuse North Korea of sinking a South Korean ship, or support the actions of the UN. (AP Photo / Ng Han Guan)
3. A North Korean soldier watches the border of South Korea in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas. In regional elections South Korea voted in favor of conservative President Lee Myung-bak, who is trying to move forward in its business reforms, while the liberal opposition has accused Lee of tension relations with Kim Jong Il, and that he has not fulfilled his campaign promises. (REUTERS / Lee Jae-Won)
4. A journalist at a press conference on the side of the village of Panmunjom, technically owned by North Korea, stands next to South Korean soldiers in Paju, 55 kilometers north of Seoul. (REUTERS / Lee Jae-Won)
5. Residents of the North Korean town of Sinuiju in the rest. Picture taken from the bank of the Yalu River, near Dandong, in Liaoning Province, China, on 28 May. The main ally of North Korea - China - abstained from the action of the Security Council in relation to the alleged sinking of a South Korean ship by North Korea. Obvious patient attitude of China toward North Korea is dictated by the reluctance to take any steps that might lead to a breach of peace in Pyongyang. (AP Photo / Ng Han Guan)
6. A North Korean soldier showing something man from North Korea on the outskirts of Sinuiju in North Korea. Picture taken from the border of China and North Korea near Dandong on May 31. Russian experts arrived in South Korea on Monday to continue the investigation into the charges against North Korea in the sinking of the military charges of the South Korean ship, while the troops of South Korea work out measures to protect their borders from North Korea. (AP Photo / Ng Han Guan)
7. South Korean army soldier pointing in the direction of North Korea in the observation post in the village of Panmunjom. The sinking of the South Korean warship, in which she accused the North, a shadow fell on the local elections in South Korea, which have become a measurement of public attitudes to the settlement president of security crisis. (AP Photo / Wally Santana)
8. North Korean soldiers rest in the shade on the banks of the Yalu River, which divides China and North Korea, in Sinuiju. (AP Photo / Ng Han Guan)
9. Residents of North Korea are on the deck of a boat floating on the Yalu River, which separates China and North Korea. (AP Photo / Ng Han Guan)
10. A resident of North Korea stands with his granddaughter on the banks of the Yalu River, in the city of Sinuiju, on 31 May. China abstained from accusations that hit North Korea, after the tragedy of the ship "Cheonan". China waits, quietly supporting her unpredictable, equipped with nuclear weapons, a neighbor. (AP Photo / Ng Han Guan)
11. The North Koreans pulled the boat to the remains of the pontoon bridge that Chinese troops were used in the Korean War. (AP Photo / Ng Han Guan)
12. North Korean soldiers are sailing on a motor boat on the Yalu River, which separates China from North Korea, near the Chinese border, in the city of Dandong, on 1 June. (AP Photo / Ng Han Guan)
13. North Korea coach Kim Jong Hong (left) upon arrival at the International Airport «OR Tambo» in Johannesburg on 1 June. North Korea's national team arrived in South Africa at the World Cup, which starts on June 11. (AP Photo / Themba Hadebe)
14. A South Korean army soldier stands guard at the border village of Panmunjom that separates North Korea from South. (AP Photo / Wally Santana)
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North Korea remains one of the most isolated countries in the world, and does not admit to themselves foreigners and journalists.
14 ph via bigpicture
1. This combo picture shows two North Korean soldier: Left photo made May 26, 2010, the right - June 2, 2010. The soldiers are on duty in the peaceful village of Panmunjom, located in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas. Tension in Korea was increasing each day after Seoul officially announced by Pyongyang announced the sinking of one of its warships, which resulted in the March 26 killed 46 people. At the request of Seoul began an international investigation. (AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE / KIM JAE-HWAN / FILES)
2. Visitors to the museum looking at war panorama of the Korean War in Dandong, Liaoning Province, China, June 1. Beijing must either accuse North Korea of sinking a South Korean ship, or support the actions of the UN. (AP Photo / Ng Han Guan)
3. A North Korean soldier watches the border of South Korea in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas. In regional elections South Korea voted in favor of conservative President Lee Myung-bak, who is trying to move forward in its business reforms, while the liberal opposition has accused Lee of tension relations with Kim Jong Il, and that he has not fulfilled his campaign promises. (REUTERS / Lee Jae-Won)
4. A journalist at a press conference on the side of the village of Panmunjom, technically owned by North Korea, stands next to South Korean soldiers in Paju, 55 kilometers north of Seoul. (REUTERS / Lee Jae-Won)
5. Residents of the North Korean town of Sinuiju in the rest. Picture taken from the bank of the Yalu River, near Dandong, in Liaoning Province, China, on 28 May. The main ally of North Korea - China - abstained from the action of the Security Council in relation to the alleged sinking of a South Korean ship by North Korea. Obvious patient attitude of China toward North Korea is dictated by the reluctance to take any steps that might lead to a breach of peace in Pyongyang. (AP Photo / Ng Han Guan)
6. A North Korean soldier showing something man from North Korea on the outskirts of Sinuiju in North Korea. Picture taken from the border of China and North Korea near Dandong on May 31. Russian experts arrived in South Korea on Monday to continue the investigation into the charges against North Korea in the sinking of the military charges of the South Korean ship, while the troops of South Korea work out measures to protect their borders from North Korea. (AP Photo / Ng Han Guan)
7. South Korean army soldier pointing in the direction of North Korea in the observation post in the village of Panmunjom. The sinking of the South Korean warship, in which she accused the North, a shadow fell on the local elections in South Korea, which have become a measurement of public attitudes to the settlement president of security crisis. (AP Photo / Wally Santana)
8. North Korean soldiers rest in the shade on the banks of the Yalu River, which divides China and North Korea, in Sinuiju. (AP Photo / Ng Han Guan)
9. Residents of North Korea are on the deck of a boat floating on the Yalu River, which separates China and North Korea. (AP Photo / Ng Han Guan)
10. A resident of North Korea stands with his granddaughter on the banks of the Yalu River, in the city of Sinuiju, on 31 May. China abstained from accusations that hit North Korea, after the tragedy of the ship "Cheonan". China waits, quietly supporting her unpredictable, equipped with nuclear weapons, a neighbor. (AP Photo / Ng Han Guan)
11. The North Koreans pulled the boat to the remains of the pontoon bridge that Chinese troops were used in the Korean War. (AP Photo / Ng Han Guan)
12. North Korean soldiers are sailing on a motor boat on the Yalu River, which separates China from North Korea, near the Chinese border, in the city of Dandong, on 1 June. (AP Photo / Ng Han Guan)
13. North Korea coach Kim Jong Hong (left) upon arrival at the International Airport «OR Tambo» in Johannesburg on 1 June. North Korea's national team arrived in South Africa at the World Cup, which starts on June 11. (AP Photo / Themba Hadebe)
14. A South Korean army soldier stands guard at the border village of Panmunjom that separates North Korea from South. (AP Photo / Wally Santana)
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