March 29, 2024
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UN sanctions committee allows Seoul to resupply Northern military hotline

Equipment will facilitate "inter-Korean cooperation, contact, and visits": MND

The ROK military on Thursday provided supplies to the North's inter-Korean military communication line on the west coast following an exemption by the UN sanctions committee, the South Korean Ministry of National Defense (MND) confirmed on Friday.

In a written statement, the defense ministry said it had provided supplies, including transmission equipment for copper and fiber-optic cables, to North Korea.

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