SEOUL, July 27 (Reuters) - South and North Korea have reestablished their once-cut off hotline and the two nations' chiefs have consented to remake trust and further develop ties,Seoul's official Blue House said on Tuesday.
North Korea's state news source, KCNA, additionally said all between Korean correspondence channels were resumed at 10 a.m. Tuesday (0100 GMT) in accordance with an understanding between the pioneers.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean pioneer Kim Jong Un have traded various letters since April and consented to reconnect the hotline, the Blue House said.
North Korea cut the hotline in June 2020 as cross-line ties soured following a flopped second culmination in February 2019 among Kim and previous U.S. President Donald Trump, which Moon had offered to intervene.
Moon has required a recuperation of the hotline and talks, placing high trust in U.S. President Joe Biden to restart arrangements pointed toward destroying North Korea's atomic and rocket programs.
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