South Korea said Wednesday that North Korea has left its calls through the joint communication channel unanswered for the sixth consecutive day, a day after denouncing Pyongyang’s »unilateral and irresponsible» attitude and amid a spike in bilateral tensions.
The South Korean Unification Ministry has pointed out that Pyongyang has been leaving calls unanswered since April 7 and stressed that the situation is the same across the eastern and western military communication lines, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported.
The portfolio holder, Kwon Young Se, said Tuesday that North Korean authorities »have not given any explanation» and warned that Pyongyang’s stance will lead the country »to isolation» and »put it in trouble».
South Korean officials said Monday they were weighing the possibility that Pyongyang had »unilaterally» suspended the communication channel, through which the two countries maintained two daily contacts. North Korea restored the line in July 2021, about a year after cutting it over the dropping of propaganda leaflets across the border, although it suspended it for two months in August 2022 in protest at military exercises between Washington and Seoul.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
