Hotline fling? North Korea ignores Seoul’s calls for more than a week



News Hotline fling? North Korea ignores Seoul’s calls for more than a week After brief reconnection, hotlines go dead from the North Korean side as Pyongyang fumes over routine US-ROK drills Jeongmin Kim August 17, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON ROK Ministry of Unification \| South Korean side calling the North at the Panmunjom inter-Korean hotline, 2018. File photo. South Korea’s unification and defense ministries told NK News that North Korea has not answered calls via inter-Korean hotlines for a week as of Tuesday, as Pyongyang takes issue with ongoing U.S.-ROK military exercises. Experts say the DPRK will continue to leave Seoul hanging unless the Kim regime sees an opportunity to extract some sort of concession. South Korea’s unification and defense ministries told NK News that North Korea has not answered calls via inter-Korean hotlines for a week as of Tuesday, as Pyongyang takes issue with ongoing U.S.-ROK military exercises. Experts say the DPRK will continue to leave Seoul hanging unless the Kim regime sees an opportunity to extract some sort of concession. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Hotline fling? North Korea ignores Seoul’s calls for more than a week

After brief reconnection, hotlines go dead from the North Korean side as Pyongyang fumes over routine US-ROK drills

Jeongmin Kim August 17, 2021

Hotline fling? North Korea ignores Seoul’s calls for more than a week

ROK Ministry of Unification | South Korean side calling the North at the Panmunjom inter-Korean hotline, 2018. File photo.

South Korea’s unification and defense ministries told NK News that North Korea has not answered calls via inter-Korean hotlines for a week as of Tuesday, as Pyongyang takes issue with ongoing U.S.-ROK military exercises.

Experts say the DPRK will continue to leave Seoul hanging unless the Kim regime sees an opportunity to extract some sort of concession.

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