SEOUL, June 11 (Xinhua) -- South Korea halted broadcasting propaganda through loudspeakers in the border area with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Seoul's defense ministry said Wednesday.
The ministry said in a statement that this was a measure to fulfill President Lee Jae-myung's pledge to restore trust in inter-Korean relations and peace on the Korean Peninsula.
The anti-DPRK loudspeaker broadcasts were suspended from Wednesday afternoon, according to media outlets.
Lee, who took office on June 4, pledged during a campaign trail to stop the loudspeaker broadcasts, which were resumed in June last year in retaliation for balloons filled with trash and manure and sent by the DPRK. ■
