Hong Kong. October 4th. INTERFAX - Military communication has been restored between North and South Korea, Yonhap reported on Monday.
"Inter-Korean military communication lines were restored at 9 a.m. (3:00 a.m. Moscow time)," the message says.
It is noted that the North Korean side answered the call from South Korea.
Earlier, KCNA announced Pyongyang's plans to restore communication lines with Seoul on Monday morning.
"Supporting the plan of dear Comrade Kim Jong-un, the relevant authorities decided to resume all communication lines between the North and the South from 9 o'clock (3:00 Moscow time) on October 4," the agency reported.
Last Wednesday, during his speech at the session of the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un announced that communication channels between the two Koreas would be restored in early October.
"North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said that cross-border communication lines with South Korea will be restored from the beginning of October as part of efforts to improve relations and build peace on the Korean peninsula," KCNA notes.
In June 2020, the DPRK authorities announced the termination of contacts with Seoul through all existing communication channels. And then it became known about the bombing of the office for inter-Korean relations in the Kaesong Technopark near the demilitarized zone. The DPRK authorities confirmed that the building was destroyed by their decision.