China News Service, August 12, according to Korean media reports, South Korean Unification Ministry and military personnel stated on the 12th that at 9 am local time, the South Korean side communicated with North Korea through the Korea-North Korea Liaison Office channel and military communication lines in the East China Sea and the West China Sea. Routine call, but North Korea did not answer.
According to reports, after the communication channel between South Korea and North Korea was restarted on July 27, the two sides conducted routine calls through the joint office and military communication lines.
On August 10, South Korea and the United States started a four-day "crisis management staff training" and will hold a "joint command post exercise" from 16 to 26.
North Korea has issued a series of statements condemning the South Korean-US joint performance, and has refused to answer South Korean phone numbers for three consecutive days.
The Deputy Minister of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, Kim Yo-jung, issued statements on August 1 and 10 respectively, warning South Korea not to hold joint military exercises with the United States and undermine the hard-won easing of the situation.
Kim Young-cheol, Minister of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, issued a statement on the 11th, condemning the South Korean-US joint military exercises for increasing regional tensions, and said that North Korea would make a clear response to South Korea’s hostile behavior.
A person from the South Korean Joint Staff Headquarters stated that the South Korean and US intelligence agencies are closely monitoring relevant developments and maintain a high level of vigilance. There is currently no abnormal movement in the North Korean military.