China News Service, July 28, according to comprehensive foreign media news, on the 27th local time, South Korea and North Korea respectively released news that the two sides resumed the communication line between South Korea and North Korea that had been interrupted for 13 months at 10 o'clock in the morning of the same day.

"Han Minzu Daily" analyzed that the restart of communication channels is expected to be an opportunity for the resumption of dialogue between South Korea and North Korea and the restoration of bilateral relations.

　　South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense stated that at 10 o’clock in the morning that day, North Korea and South Korea reconnected to the military communication line on the West Coast. The two sides conducted a trial call to confirm that the sound quality was clear and the line was normal, and then tried to send a fax.

However, there are technical problems with the East Coast military communication lines, and normal connections have not yet been restored.

　　A South Korean government official stated that “the heads of the two countries have exchanged personal letters several times since April this year to communicate on the issue of resuming inter-Korean relations.” “In the process, an agreement was reached to give priority to the restoration of interrupted communication lines. ".

　　The North Korean Central News Agency also issued a communique on the 27th that according to the agreement between the two leaders of the two countries, the two sides decided to resume all communication lines between the two Koreas from 10 am that day.

The communiqué stated that at present, the whole nation hopes that the relationship between North Korea and South Korea, which is in a state of setbacks and stagnation, will be restored as soon as possible.

The restoration of communication lines will play a positive role in improving and developing relations between North Korea and South Korea.

　　On April 27, 2018, the leaders of South Korea and North Korea issued the "Panmunjom Declaration" after meeting in Panmunjom, announcing that the two sides will work towards the realization of the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the transformation of the suspension mechanism.

According to the content of the declaration, the two sides established the first joint liaison office in the history of South Korea and North Korea in the Kaesong Industrial Park in North Korea.

　　On June 9, 2020, North Korea completely cut off and abolished the communication line between South Korea and North Korea that has been maintained through the Joint Liaison Office, the East-West Sea Communication Line between the South The DPRK communication test line, the hotline communication line between the Central Headquarters of the Workers’ Party of Korea and the Blue House.

　　On the 16th of the same month, North Korea blew up the joint liaison office building in the Kaesong Industrial Park, and the relationship between South Korea and North Korea fell to a freezing point.

South Korean officials have pointed out that the destruction of the joint liaison office "smashed the hopes of all those who expected the good development of relations between South Korea and North Korea and lasting peace on the Korean peninsula."

　　More than a year ago, the cut off of communication channels cast a shadow over the situation on the peninsula.

Today, the restart of the communication channels between South Korea and North Korea has given many parties hope that the deadlock between South Korea and North Korea will "break the ice."