SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea said two of four North Korean fishers who were rescued off a boat drifting in South Korean waters would remain in the country after expressing their desire to defect.

In this June 12, 2019 photo, North Korean soldiers look at the South side, seen as a South Korean soldier, right, stands during a press tour at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. AP PHOTO

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