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Then, let's look at the background behind the sudden restoration of the inter-Korean communication line and whether there will be any changes in inter-Korean relations in the future.
This is explained by Ahn Jung-sik, a reporter specializing in North Korea.
[Reporter] The
Blue House announced the restoration of the communication line and said that the leaders of the two Koreas had agreed to advance relations.
[Park Soo-hyeon/Chief of Blue House Public Communication: The two Koreas also agreed to restore mutual trust and advance relations as soon as possible.]
North Korea also reported that the restoration of communication lines has a positive effect on the improvement and development of inter-Korean relations in the announcement of the Korean Central News Agency. said he would do it.
The two Koreas also agreed to further progress in relations.
In particular, North Korea's announcement of its intention to improve inter-Korean relations goes a step further than the discussion of stable management of the situation on the Korean Peninsula at the party plenary meeting last month.
[Chosun Central TV (17th of last month): We should focus on stably managing the situation on the Korean peninsula... .]
Accordingly, there is a possibility that additional measures of appeasement by North Korea, such as non-face-to-face contact between the South and North Korean authorities, are likely.
North Korea's appearance seems to have taken into account the poor living conditions of its residents as imports of external goods are blocked for a long time due to the border blockade due to Corona, and the need to receive vaccines from outside in the future
Improvements in inter-Korean relations may lead to contact between the US and North Korea.
However, as the Moon Jae-in government's term of office is short, it is highly likely that North Korea will manage the situation appropriately rather than focus on inter-Korean relations.
(Video editing: Seungjin Lee)