BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 07:12:00
A communications hotline between them which was cut off by pyongyang more than a year ago. a statement issued by the government in the south said the move followed an exchange of numerous letters between the leaders of the two countries. in total, there are 48 hotlines between north and south korea, but the main one is at the border. our correspondent laura bicker explains what these hotlines are for. they are there to avoid any kind of tension, they are bad to avoid conflict. they were set up back in 1971. remember these two countries are officially still at war. when the fighting ended, it e...