North and South Korea on Wednesday fully restored their military communication line along the eastern side of the peninsula, the ROK Ministry of National Defense (MND) said in a statement issued on Wednesday.

Both sides previously agreed in June to “completely restore” inter-Korean military communications along both the east and west coast of the peninsula.

According to the defense ministry website, the full restoration of communication lines on the west coast took place on July 16.

Wednesday’s restoration of the east coast line was part of broader efforts to implement April’s Panmunjom Declaration, the MND said, and to reduce tensions and build