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North Korea reopens hotline to South Korea
North and South Korea have conducted their first direct communication in nearly two years. The North made a 20-minute phone call to the South, using what had been a dormant hotline installed at the border village of Panmunjom. Daryl Kimball is executive director of the Washington-based Arms Control Association.
Picture: The Inter-Korean Hotline installed in the Joint Security Area (JSA). Credit: EPA
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