EXPLAINER: North Korea has said it is cutting communication hotlines with South Korea. Here's what we know about the hotlines by joshjonsmith
FILE PHOTO: South Korean Lieutenant Choi communicates with a North Korean officer at a military office near the demilitarised zone in Paju. South Korean Lieutenant Choi Don-rim communicates with a North Korean officer during a phone call at a military office near the demilitarised zone separating the North and South Korea in Paju, about 55 km north of Seoul, August 10, 2005.
Sometimes the lines fall into disuse when relations sour, as they have when multilateral talks stalled over North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme and strict international sanctions imposed on it. South Korean officials have sometimes used a bullhorn to shout messages across the border at the Joint Security Area in Panmunjom, the only spot along the heavily fortified demilitarized zone where troops from both sides stand face to face.
A red phone is for incoming calls from North Korea and South Korea uses a green phone to make outgoing calls to the North.
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