South and North Korea sets up a telephone hotline between leaders

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• North and South Korea installed a telephone hotline ahead of the upcoming summit.
• The two countries conducted a test call that lasted a little over four minutes.
• "The phone was connected in a smooth manner, and the quality of the call was very good," a South Korean official said.

North and South Korea have installed a telephone hotline between their leaders as they prepare for a rare summit next week aimed at resolving the nuclear standoff with Pyongyang.