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Optical Fiber Communication Cables Connected for TV Dialog between Separated Families and Relatives

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

    Kaesong, July 18 (KCNA) -- Optical fiber communication cables for TV dialog between separated families and relatives in the north and the south of Korea were connected under an agreement reached at the 15th inter-Korean ministerial talks and the inter-Korean working-level Red-Cross contact. A ceremony of connecting the cable links took place in the Demilitarized Zone of the Military Demarcation Line on July 18.
    Present there were persons concerned including communication personnel in the north and the south of Korea.
    Speeches were made at the ceremony.
    Then the cable links between Kaesong and Munsan was connected.
    The connection of the cable links in the idea of "By our nation itself" has made it possible to successfully realize the TV dialog between separated families and relatives in the north and the south of Korea on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Korea's liberation and contribute to the reconciliation, unity, cooperation and reunification of the nation.