South Korea halts anti-North loudspeaker broadcasts along border to 'restore trust'

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South Korea halts anti-North loudspeaker broadcasts along border to 'restore trust'   The move is the first concrete step toward easing tensions between the rivals under the new government of South Korean President Lee Jae-myung.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/11/south-korea-halts-anti-north-loudspeaker-broadcasts-along-border-to-restore-trust  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:01South Korea's military stopped its anti-North Korea loudspeaker broadcasts at the border on Wednesday.

00:07The move is part of a new policy by Liberal President Lee Jae-myung,

00:11who took office last week to ease tensions and restore trust.

00:16This reverses the hardline policies of the previous government,

00:20which resumed the broadcasts in June last year after a six-year pause.

00:26The broadcasts started again after a balloon war,

00:29where North Korea sent rubbish south in response to anti-Pyongyang leaflets sent north.

00:36President Lee had argued that the broadcasts caused unnecessary tension for border residents.

00:43On Monday, Seoul's government also officially called for activists to stop sending leaflets north.

00:52North Korea has not yet commented on Seoul's decision to halt the broadcasts.

00:59Despite the gesture, dialogue is seen as unlikely as Pyongyang remains focused on its military partnership with Russia.

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