North Korea has restored inter-Korean military communication channels on the western coast of the peninsula, the South Korean vice unification minister announced on Tuesday.

The announcement comes amid ongoing high-level government talks at the Peace House in the truce village of Panmunjom, which began at 1000 KST.

“The North Korean side explained to our side that the military communications line in the district of the West Sea was restored at today’s meeting,” South Korean Vice-Minister of Unification Chun Hae-sung told media.

Seoul confirmed to media that the North Korean delegation had raised the issue at the meeting held this morning.