In this April 27, 2018, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (left) poses with South Korean President Moon Jae-in inside the Peace House at the border village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. - AP
SEOUL (AFP): North and South Korea signalled a surprise thaw in relations on Tuesday (July 27), announcing a restoration of cross-border communications that were severed more than a year ago and revealing that their leaders had exchanged a series of letters.
The North unilaterally cut off all official military and political communication links in June last year after threats over activists sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border.
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