DPRK resumes military communication with S. Korea

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Source: CCTV.com | 03-21-2009 13:27

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has reconnected cross-border military phone lines with South Korea.

A South Korean officer on the phone in Paju, about 55 kms  north of Seoul. North Korea Saturday reconnected cross-border  military phone lines and reopened the border for South Koreans  visiting an industrial complex, the Unification Ministry here  said(AFP/File/You Sung-Ho)

The South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman said the DPRK notified South Korea of the decision by fax through the joint inter-Korean industrial complex.

The decision came at the end of joint military drills involving 26 thousand US troops and over 50 thousand South Korean soldiers. The DPRK repeatedly voiced its protests against the joint military drills, calling for their cancellation.

On March 9th, the DPRK announced it would cut off the inter-Korean military communication channel. That resulted in delays for South Korean employees and trucks that attempted to travel across inter-Korean borders.

Editor:Zhang Ning