Pyongyang announced the decision in a letter sent to Seoul through its liaison officer at the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom, the ministry officials told local media.

• 平壤政府宣称，此项决定已于较早时以信件形式，由驻扎在边境线附近板门店村的联络官转交给首尔政府，政府官员已经通告了当地媒体。