#Latest news with #DemilitarizedZoneNHK3 days agoPoliticsNHKNorth Korean noise broadcasts reportedly not heard in SouthSouth Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff say Pyongyang's broadcasts of loud noises near the border have not been heard since late Wednesday night. The apparent halt comes just after South Korea suspended loudspeaker broadcasts against the North near the Demilitarized Zone on Wednesday. South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung ordered the suspension as a step to restore trust in inter-Korean relations and establish peace on the Korean Peninsula. The North had continued to blare loud noises in multiple areas near the Demilitarized Zone in response to the South's loudspeaker broadcasts. Yonhap News Agency reported that Seoul may go on to take a next step toward restoring the military agreement with Pyongyang designed to ease tensions. The pact was suspended by the administration of former President Yoon Suk-yeol. Pyongyang has defined South Korea as "hostile nation," and refused to show interest in dialogue with Seoul. Attention is focused on how Pyongyang will respond to the conciliatory stance of the new administration in Seoul.
NHK3 days agoPoliticsNHKNorth Korean noise broadcasts reportedly not heard in SouthSouth Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff say Pyongyang's broadcasts of loud noises near the border have not been heard since late Wednesday night. The apparent halt comes just after South Korea suspended loudspeaker broadcasts against the North near the Demilitarized Zone on Wednesday. South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung ordered the suspension as a step to restore trust in inter-Korean relations and establish peace on the Korean Peninsula. The North had continued to blare loud noises in multiple areas near the Demilitarized Zone in response to the South's loudspeaker broadcasts. Yonhap News Agency reported that Seoul may go on to take a next step toward restoring the military agreement with Pyongyang designed to ease tensions. The pact was suspended by the administration of former President Yoon Suk-yeol. Pyongyang has defined South Korea as "hostile nation," and refused to show interest in dialogue with Seoul. Attention is focused on how Pyongyang will respond to the conciliatory stance of the new administration in Seoul.