04 October 2021
North and South Korea restore military communication hotlines
by Gabriel Dominguez & Mark Cazalet
North and South Korea have restored the military communication lines between the two countries that Pyongyang severed on 10 August following its criticism of joint US-South Korean military exercises.
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) in Seoul said in a statement that the East and West Sea hotlines were formally re-opened on 4 October at 09.00 h (local time), adding that all functions, including fax transmissions, have now been re-activated.
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