Governor-General visits the Demilitarised Zone in Panmunjom

The Governor-General visited the Demilitarised Zone in Panmunjom as the guest of the Deputy Senior Member of the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission and Deputy Chief of Staff of United Nations Command and United States Forces Korea, Major General Brian Bishop.

At Freedom House, Ms Bryce and Mr Michael Bryce were briefed on the history and operations undertaken by the United Nations forces in the Joint Security Area before visiting Conference Room T2, which is situated along the Military Demarcation Line.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice Agreement and the end of the Korean War, which involved 17,500 Australian Defence personnel who served under the United Nations Command.