South Korea has proposed an inter-Korean meeting of military authorities to clarify the location of the military demarcation line(MDL) within the demilitarized zone(DMZ) following reports of North Korean soldiers crossing the border into the South.

Kim Hong-cheol, head of the defense ministry's Office of National Defense Policy, said in a statement on Monday that Seoul had made the proposal to Pyongyang after a series of North Korean soldiers crossed the MDL while installing tactical roads and fences in recent months.

Kim said tensions are rising within the DMZ following the violations and South Korea's responses, including warning broadcasts and warning shots.

Kim said the South's military wants to hold dialogue with the North to prevent military clashes.

Monday marked the first time the Lee Jae Myung government has formally proposed an inter-Korean meeting.

The MDL was demarcated with approximately one-thousand-200 signs in August 1953 following the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement.

Maintenance work on the signs was suspended in 1973 after North Korean soldiers fired shots while the UN Command was conducting repairs.

Since then, an estimated one-thousand signs have been lost, leaving around 200 in place.