South Korea halts loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts against North Korea

According to webangah News‌ Agency, ‌South Korea’s military has⁤ stopped‌ broadcasting ⁢anti-North Korean propaganda‍ via​ loudspeakers along the border.

The country’s Defense Ministry stated ⁣that silencing‍ the border loudspeakers ⁤is part of⁣ efforts to “rebuild trust”⁤ in inter-Korean relations and “advance⁢ peace” on the Korean Peninsula.

Lee Jae-myung, South Korea’s new president who took office in early June, has ‍emphasized ‍rapprochement with ​North Korea since assuming ⁣power.

Tensions escalated‌ under former⁢ conservative President Yoon Suk-yeol, when both Koreas engaged in a propaganda war.⁤ South⁢ Korean activists sent balloons carrying leaflets ⁣into ‍North Korea, ‌prompting ⁤Pyongyang to retaliate by launching‍ balloons laden with trash and human‌ waste across the border. In response, Seoul reactivated Cold War-era loudspeakers that broadcast​ propaganda messages and K-pop⁣ music.