Share:North and South Korea have restored cross-border communication lines that were cut off by Pyongyang last June, local media reported on Tuesday. The move is the result of an agreement between South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, according to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. North Korea severed communication with South Korea and also blew up an inter-Korean liaison office along the border in June 2020. Tensions worsened on the peninsula last year as Seoul failed to stop defector groups from sending anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets across the border. Despite the prevalent animosity, South Korea’s president reiterated his wish to resume dialogue with Pyongyang earlier this year, saying that it was time to turn the “peace clock” again and learn lessons from the difficulties encountered in the peace process.

Source: The Nation July 27, 2021 08:03 UTC