Seoul, Aug. 16 -- North Korea on Sunday maintained complete silence regarding South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's overture to end the 1950-53 Korean War officially, even as details emerged that South Korean forces fired warning shots past the border following a brief crossing by North Korean soldiers, according to reports by South Korea's Yonhap News Agency.

South Korea's military fired warning shots last week after multiple North Korean soldiers crossed the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) inside the eastern sector of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Following the warning protocol, the North Korean troops promptly retreated to their side of the inter-Korean land boundary, with military officials stating the soldiers appeared to be on rou...