Amos Akinwale Ayoola
North Korea announced the end of contact at the inter-Korean liaison office, as well as cutting off hotlines between the military and government of the two countries.
North Korea's state news agency KCNA today reported the country "will completely cut off and close the communication line between the northern and southern authorities, maintained through the inter-Korean liaison office, as well as
Inter-Korean liaison office in Seoul Photo: SCMP
The cutoffs also included the "East and West China Sea line" between the two sides 'military, "the inter-Korean test contact line" and the hotline between the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and the Prefectural Government.
Top North Korean officials such as Kim Jo-yong, leader sister Kim Jong-un, and vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the Korean Workers' Party Kim Yong-chol have determined that "work for Korea should be transferred."
North Korea last week threatened to close its liaison office and warned of further steps that would "hurt" South Korea if Seoul did not prevent the defector from sending leaflets and other documents into North Korea.
"The North Koreans are angry at the Korean government's treachery and treachery," KCNA reported, accusing South Korean officials of being irresponsible for allowing defectors to harm the dignity of the Korean government.
"We have come to the conclusion that there is no need to sit face to face with the Korean government and there is no problem to discuss with them, because they are just looking to cause trouble," KCNA said.
Kim Jo-yong on June 4 warned of canceling a bilateral military deal to reduce border tensions signed during South Korea's President Moon Jae-in's visit to Korea in 2018, as well as permanently withdrawing from the project.
Most of the 2018 Korea-North Korean military deal was not implemented, Pyongyang almost severed contact with Seoul after last year's US-North Korea summit, which brought non-nuclear talks to a standstill.
An unnamed official at the South Korean President's Office acknowledged that leaflets were often "harmful and unprofitable".
