US EditionSouth Korea Begins Removing Border Propaganda Speakers in Conciliatory Gesture Toward North
SOUTH KOREA, AUG 4 – South Korea halted anti-North Korean broadcasts in June and began removing border loudspeakers to ease tensions without affecting military readiness, officials said.
- South Korea's military began removing loudspeakers along the border with North Korea on Monday to ease tensions between the two countries.
- This action follows President Lee Jae Myung's order to stop propaganda broadcasts in June as part of his effort to improve relations, despite Pyongyang's rejection of dialogue.
- The loudspeakers formerly broadcast anti-North Korean propaganda in response to balloons sent by Pyongyang, and their removal does not reduce South Korea's military readiness.
- Lee Kyung-ho announced that the military has started dismantling the loudspeakers as of today, describing the move as a sensible step to reduce tensions without jeopardizing military preparedness.
- The removal marks a conciliatory step amid stalled talks, as Kim Yo Jong last week warned South Korea against expecting quick reversal of past disputes through sentimental gestures.
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The initiative is presented by Seoul as "a practical measure to help ease tensions" with Pyongyang.
These devices, installed after a series of garbage-filled balloons had been sent south by Pyongyang, included K-pop and newsletters.
North Korea sent garbage balloons, South Korea responded with continuous sound on the border. Now Seoul has dismantled its speakers. It is said to be a signal to Pyongyang. But the neighbor is silent.
South Korean authorities began removing loudspeakers broadcasting anti-North Korean propaganda messages along the border on Monday, the South Korean Defense Ministry said, as the new government of President Lee Jae-myung seeks to ease tensions with Pyongyang.
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WTX NewsSouth Korea removes speakers used to blast K-pop music and propaganda across North Korea border
The broadcasts were said to reach about 15 miles across the border at night but the new liberal government is pushing pause for the time-being.
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