[Breaking] North Korea "All Inter-Korean Communication Lines to Be Cut and Discontinued Today at 12 PM" as Stance Grows Harsher

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] North Korea's hostile attitude toward our government is becoming increasingly hardline. On the 9th at noon, North Korea announced that it would completely cut off and dismantle all communication lines connecting the South and the North. Since it had been continuously condemning the South's response to the distribution of anti-North leaflets and warning of a severance of inter-Korean relations, the repercussions are expected to be significant.

North Korea's state media, Korean Central News Agency, reported, "From 12:00 on June 9, the communication lines between the North and South authorities maintained through the inter-Korean joint liaison office, the East-West Sea communication lines between the North and South military, the inter-Korean communication test lines, and the direct communication line between the Workers' Party Central Committee headquarters and the Blue House will be completely cut off and dismantled."

Earlier, on the 4th, in a statement issued under the name of Kim Yo-jong, First Deputy Director of the Workers' Party, North Korea strongly criticized the South Korean government's response to the distribution of anti-North leaflets and warned of the abolition of Kumgangsan tourism, complete dismantling of the Kaesong Industrial Complex, nullification of the September 19 inter-Korean military agreement, and closure of the liaison office. Subsequently, on the 5th, a spokesperson for the Workers' Party United Front Department declared, "We will resolutely dismantle the inter-Korean joint liaison office in the Kaesong Industrial Complex, where there is nothing to do but sit idly." North Korea's announcement on the 9th is seen as the implementation of previously announced measures, drawing attention to what additional attitudes North Korea will show and how our government will respond going forward.

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