Military Removes Loudspeakers for North Korean Broadcasts at the Frontline... "Tension Reduction Measure"

[Financial News] The military has started removing the frontline loudspeakers for North Korean broadcasts from today. It has been about two months since the North Korean loudspeaker broadcasts were stopped.
On the 4th, the Ministry of National Defense announced that it is implementing practical measures to help ease tensions between the two Koreas within a range that does not affect preparedness.
The military stopped the North Korean loudspeaker broadcasts that had been ongoing for over a year from 2 PM on June 11 last year. The Ministry of National Defense explained that the suspension of North Korean loudspeaker broadcasts was "in the context of fulfilling (President Lee Jae-myung's) public pledge for restoring trust in inter-Korean relations and peace on the Korean Peninsula."
After our military stopped the broadcasts, North Korea also stopped its noise broadcasts to the South. It is reported that there has been no resumption of North Korea's noise broadcasts since our military's loudspeaker broadcast suspension.
On June 9 last year, the Yoon Suk-yeol government resumed North Korean loudspeaker broadcasts for the first time in six years in response to North Korea's balloon propaganda. North Korea soon started counter-broadcasts to the South, and for over a year, loudspeaker battles continued in the border areas, with residents complaining about noise pollution.








wangjylee@fnnews.com Lee Jong-yun Reporter