KOREA: South, North remove propaganda loudspeakers as ties thaw

North and South Korea have begun removing loudspeakers used to broadcast competing propaganda messages across its shared border, as ties between the rival states continue to warm up following a breakthrough meeting of their leaders late last month. South Korean defence ministry personnel on Tuesday started to remove the loudspeakers installed in the front line […]

North and South Korea have begun removing loudspeakers used to broadcast competing propaganda messages across its shared border, as ties between the rival states continue to warm up following a breakthrough meeting of their leaders late last month.

South Korean defence ministry personnel on Tuesday started to remove the loudspeakers installed in the front line of Paju in front of journalists – the first action Seoul has taken following the historic meeting on April 27.

The defence ministry also told the South Korean news agency, Yonhap, that its North Korean counterpart had also begun dismantling its loudspeakers on the other side of the border earlier in the day

It did not say how long it will take to dismantle the loudspeakers installed in at least 40 locations along the border.