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North Korea said today (9th) at noon, it will completely cut off all inter-Korean channels and turn the inter-Korean relations business into a "hostile business," or hostile business. Actually, I have refused to call the liaison office or military communication line this morning. The government stated that it should maintain the means of communication between the two Koreas and maintain the agreement between the two Koreas.

Reporter Kim A-young.

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North Korea said it would cut off all communication lines between the two Koreas at 12:00 noon today through Chosun Central Communications.

This includes not only the communication lines of the inter-Korean joint offices, but also the military communication lines of the East-West Sea District, inter-Korean communication test communication lines, and direct communication lines between the North Korean Party Central Committee headquarters and the Blue House.

In fact, North Korea did not respond to the liaison between the South and North Korea contact offices at the 9:00 am inter-Korean communication line.

The communication line of the liaison office was unclear whether the call was made in the afternoon when North Korea did not answer the phone call yesterday morning.

At the meeting of the Daenam Business Department, the central vice chairman Kim Young-cheong and Vice Chairman Yeo-Jung Kim emphasized that it was necessary to thoroughly transform the South Korean business into a hostile business, that is, a hostile business.

In addition, it announced that this is a first step action, and that there will be further action.

The government announced that the inter-Korean communication line should be maintained in accordance with the inter-Korean agreement as a basic means for communication, and the government would make a commitment to peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula while complying with the inter-Korean agreement.