Guardian: Trump may face North Korean soldiers at the most protected border

The US president may visit the demilitarized zone on the border between the two Koreas, writes The Guardian.

According to the issue, the US president's visit is likely to be classified as a provocation by Pyongyang, although many tourists visit the area, reports the RT.

The US president may face North Korean soldiers in the world's best protected zone, writes The Guardian.

According to South Korean media, Donald Trump can visit the demilitarized zone (which separates the two Koreas since the end of the Korean War of 1950-1953) during his Asia tour, during which he will also visit Japan, China, Vietnam and the Philippines.

The information came amid the US demonstration of its military airpower in the region. On Wednesday, two B-1B supersonic bombers flew over the Korean peninsula, accompanied by Japanese and South Korean fighters. The bombers carried out maneuvers east of South Korea and then repeated maneuvers over the waters separating South Korea from China.

During his visit, Donald Trump is expected to send a verbal or "kinetic" signal to North Korea. "He is likely to do anything of the sort and his advisers are busy with their preparations," a source at the South Korean Ministry of Defense added.

If the visit is made, Trump will be able to visit the village of Panmunjeom which is on the border with North Korea, where the armistice agreement was reached and where the observation post is located. Thus, the US president can repeat the route of Barack Obama who was able to observe North Korea through binoculars in 2012 and Bill Clinton, who in 1993 described the demilitarized zone as "the most terrible place on Earth."

In April US Vice President Mike Pence unofficially visited the demilitarized zone, after stating that "the era of strategic tolerance for North Korea has come to an end."

Since the division of the Korean peninsula into two parts 60 years ago, in the border area periodic conflicts arise between the two countries. This area is mined, the border is guarded by well equipped soldiers. But due to minimal human activity, the area has become a kind of natural park.

It is possible that during his visit the American leader visits the blue houses, which are on the demarcation line, where representatives of Pyongyang and UN troops have carried out the negotiations.