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title: "South Korea starts removing anti-North Korean loudspeakers on border"
description: "SEOUL, Aug 4 (Reuters) - South Korean authorities began removing on Monday loudspeakers blaring anti-North Korea broadcasts along the country's border, Seoul's defence ministry said, as the new government of President Lee Jae Myung seeks to ease tensions with Pyongyang."
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# South Korea starts removing anti-North Korean loudspeakers on border

> SEOUL, Aug 4 (Reuters) - South Korean authorities began removing on Monday loudspeakers blaring anti-North Korea broadcasts along the country's border, Seoul's defence ministry said, as the new government of President Lee Jae Myung seeks to ease tensions with Pyongyang.

By Reuters · Published 4 August 2025, 06:38 SAST · Updated 4 August 2025, 06:38 SAST

## Key points
- In a bid to thaw frosty relations, South Korea has silenced its propaganda broadcasts, but North Korea remains as chatty as a brick wall, declaring it has zero interest in dialogue—proving that when it comes to diplomacy, sometimes silence truly is golden.
- South Korea's new administration halted propaganda broadcasts targeting North Korea to foster dialogue.
- North Korea has dismissed these overtures, expressing no interest in discussions with the South.
- The two nations remain technically at war, with relations worsening in recent years.
- South Korea's removal of loudspeakers is aimed at easing tensions, according to the government's statement.

## Content

Shortly after he took office in June, Lee's administration switched off propaganda broadcasts criticizing the North Korean regime as it looks to revive stalled dialogue with its neighbour.

But North Korea recently rebuffed the overtures and said it had [no interest](https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3AL1N3TO080&linkedFromStory=true) in talking to South Korea.

The countries remain technically at war after the 1950-53 Korean war ended in a truce and relations have deteriorated in the last few years.

South Korea's dismantling of the loudspeakers from Monday is just a "practical measure to help ease tensions between the South and the North," the ministry said in a statement on Monday.

(Reporting by Ju-min Park, Joyce Lee; Editing by Ed Davies)