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SEOUL, July 17 (Xinhua) – South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Completely Restored to a Military Hotline in the Western Region Seoul Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
The military communications line was completely restored Monday, marking the first restoration in about 29 months since it was cut off with the closing of the Kaesong Industrial Complex on Feb. 11, 2016, the ministry said in a press release.
The inter-Korean factory park, in the DPRK's border town of Kaesong was unilaterally shut down by the South Korean government over Pyongyang's nuclear test in January 2016.
It was the cutoff of the inter-Korean military hotlines, including the eastern hotline that had been restored.
The Seoul Ministry said the complete restoration of the telephone and fax were made possible between
It noted that the normalized military communications have been conducted by the United States. Koreas signed after their first summit on April 27 at the border village of Panmunjom.
The defense ministry said the military hotline restoration would contribute to easing military tensions and building trust een the two Koreas, vowing to restore the eastern military hotline as early as possible.
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