From Yonhap:
Pyongyang cuts off last direct dialogue channel with Seoul: ministry
North Korea has withdrawn all of its government officials from a joint facility with South Korea in its border town of Kaesong this week, cutting off the last direct channel for communication with Seoul, an official at the Unification Ministry said Saturday.
“The North Korean side notified (Seoul) on Friday that some of its representatives at the inter-Korean economic cooperation promotion committee office are withdrawing,” Yang Chang-seok, a spokesman for the Unification Ministry, told reporters.
The spokesman said Pyongyang pulled out its government officials from the joint dialogue office, where nine representatives, including five to six civilian and business delegates from each side, have been permanently stationed to discuss government and business projects between the divided Koreas.
“Therefore, we think we will face difficulties for a while in working-level negotiations between the governments which have been conducted at the economic cooperation promotion committee office,” Yang said.
