Inter-Korean Liaison Office

Inter-Korean Liaison Office
Inter-Korean Liaison Office
North Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	북남공동련락사무소
Hancha	北南共同連絡事務所
Revised Romanization
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization	Bungnam gongdong ryeollak samuso
McCune–Reischauer	Pungnam kongdong ryŏllak samuso
South Korean name
Hangul	남북공동연락사무소
Hanja	南北共同連絡事務所
Revised Romanization
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization	Nambuk gongdong yeollak samuso
McCune–Reischauer	Nambuk kongdong yŏllak samuso

**Inter-Korean Liaison Office**
남북공동연락사무소
	Unification flag of Korea
Agency overview
Formed	14 September 2018
Dissolved	16 June 2020
Jurisdiction	Korea; North Korea; Republic of Korea;
Headquarters	Kaesong Industrial Region, North Korea; 37°55′58.7″N 126°37′18.7″E / 37.932972°N 126.621861°E
Agency executives	Jon Jong-su, North Korea Representative; Chun Hae-sung, South Korea Representative;

The Inter-Korean Liaison Office (Korean: 남북공동연락사무소) was a joint liaison office of North Korea and South Korea located in North Korea's Kaesong Industrial Region.

In the absence of formal diplomatic relations, the building functioned as a de facto embassy and provided a direct communication channel for the two nations.^[1] It was headed by North Korean Representative Jon Jong-su (전종수), vice chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland and South Korean Representative Chun Hae-sung (천해성), vice minister of the Ministry of Unification.

The four-story office building was demolished by North Korea on 16 June 2020. It had been vacant since January due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea.

^ Choe Sang-Hun (14 September 2018). "North and South Korea Open Full-Time Liaison Office at Border". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

[1] Choe Sang-Hun (14 September 2018). "North and South Korea Open Full-Time Liaison Office at Border". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

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