North Korea reopens hotline with South for first time in two years

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Baku. 3 January. REPORT.AZ/ North Korea has reopened a hotline to South Korea, almost two years after it was disabled on the orders of leader Kim Jong-un. Report informs citing the Yonhap.

South Korea confirmed it had received a call from the North at 15:30 local time (06:30 GMT) on Wednesday.

The details of the talks are not reported.

Earlier, the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to negotiate with Seoul.

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