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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: South Korea Dismantles Border Loudspeakers in Bid to Ease North Tensions
Caption: South Korea Dismantles Border Loudspeakers in Bid to Ease North Tensions. South Korean authorities began removing loudspeakers along the North Korean border on Monday, part of President Lee Jae Myung's push to reduce tensions and revive dialogue with Pyongyang. Shortly after taking office in June, Lee's government had already switched off the loudspeakers, which previously broadcast anti-North Korean propaganda across the border. The move is seen as a goodwill gesture aimed at restarting stalled talks. However, North Korea recently dismissed Seoul's diplomatic outreach, saying it has no interest in negotiations. Despite this, South Korea's defense ministry called the removal of the speakers a "practical step" to reduce friction between the two sides. The Korean Peninsula remains technically at war, as the 1950–53 conflict ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current affairs & Politics,South Korea,North Korea,border loudspeakers removal,anti-North Korean propaganda,President Lee Jae Myung,diplomatic outreach,stalled talks,defense ministry,goodwill gesture,tension reduction,Korean Peninsula,armistice,no peace treaty
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