South Korean President: All communication channels between South Korea and North Korea have been cut off.

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung stated on the 19th that all communication channels between South Korea and North Korea have been severed. Lee Jae-myung said at a briefing on the G7 summit and visits to several European countries held at the Blue House, the presidential palace of South Korea, that the emergency hotline and communication lines between South and North Korea have been cut off. Bridges and roads along the military demarcation line between South and North Korea have also been blocked, and "small-scale conflicts occasionally occur, the situation is not optimistic." Lee Jae-myung said that although the current South Korean government is pursuing a policy of reconciliation towards North Korea, hostile sentiments still exist, and condemnations and confrontational rhetoric are widespread, which may continue for a considerable period of time in the future.