Inter-Korean Liaison Office and Military Communication Line Resume Normal Calls the Day After Restoration

South and North Korea Abruptly Restore Military Communication Line After 413 Days

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] On the 28th, the day after the inter-Korean communication lines were restored after about 13 months, normal calls were made through the Inter-Korean Joint Liaison Office and military communication lines.

The Ministry of Unification announced that normal calls were conducted through the liaison office channel at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on that day.

Until North Korea unilaterally cut off the lines in June last year, the two Koreas had been conducting daily opening calls at 9 a.m. and closing calls at 5 p.m. through the liaison office channel, and agreed to continue this schedule upon restoring the communication lines the day before.

The South is currently conducting calls from the Seoul office within the Ministry of Unification, while North Korea has not disclosed where it is conducting calls since the demolition of the liaison office building in Kaesong Industrial Complex in June last year.

The military authorities of both Koreas also conducted regular calls at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. through the West Sea military communication line. However, the Ministry of National Defense official stated that the East Sea military communication line is still attempting to connect due to technical issues, continuing from the previous day.

The two Koreas abruptly restored the Panmunjom, liaison office, and military communication line channels after 413 days since the communication lines were cut off the day before.

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