N. Korea seeks to cut off inter-Korean air traffic control hotline

North Korean State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong Un defined inter-Korean relations as “hostile relations between two countries” at the end of 2023 and has since taken steps to sever ties with South Korea. It has been reported that North Korea is now attempting to cut off the “airline hotline” between the two Koreas, a move considered unusual as the inter-Korean air traffic control network, established in 1997, has remained intact even during the time of strained relations.

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