합참, 북한 NLL 인정여부 논란에 "NLL 완벽하게 사수할 것"<br /><br />South Korea's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that its stance remains firm on defending the Northern Limit Line, the maritime border with North Korea in the West Sea.<br />The spokesperson for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Colonel Roh Jae-cheon... said that South Korean soldiers have guarded the Northern Limit Line with their blood,... and he pledged to tightly defend the maritime border.<br />Pyeongyang claimed on Sunday that South Korean ships illegally crossed its security line in the West Sea.<br />Seoul's defense authorities confirmed that the North had sent two warning messages on Sunday through a naval communication channel. <br />