North Korea officially announces to cut off all communication channels with South Korea, including a hotline between the two nations’ leaders.
The North said this was the first in a series of actions, describing South Korea as “the enemy”.
The liaison office in the Korean border of Kaesong will also remain closed on Tuesday. Following talks in 2018, the two countries set up the office to reduce tensions.
No peace agreement has been reached between the two countries since the end of the Korean War in 1953, so technically the two countries are still at war.
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North Korea’s state news agency, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), says North Korea is cutting off the connection line with the South.
When the liaison office was temporarily closed in January because of COVID-19 restrictions, contact between the two states was maintained by phone.
North Korea has said military communications channels will also be shut down.
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The two Koreas made two phone calls a day through the office, at 09:00 and 17:00. On Monday, the South said that for the first time in 21 months, its morning call had gone unanswered, although contact was made in the afternoon.
“We have come to the conclusion that there is no need to sit down with the South Korean administration and discuss any issues because they have only disappointed us,” the KCNA said.
The question now is, if this is North Korea’s plan, what will happen next?
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