People pay their respects at the Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs Cemetery as part of events marking the occasion of the 68th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, which North Korea calls the 'Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War', in Pyongyang on July 27, 2021. - North and South Korea signalled a surprise thaw in relations announcing the restoration of cross-border communications that were severed more than a year ago and an agreement between their two leaders to improve ties. The joint announcement, which coincided with the anniversary of the end of the Korean War, was the first positive development since a series of summits between the North's Kim Jong Un and the South's President Moon Jae-in in 2018 failed to achieve any significant breakthrough. (Photo by KIM Won Jin / AFP)