Seoul halts propaganda broadcasts into Pyongyang

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South Korea has halted its propaganda broadcasts into the North Korean border for the first time in 15 years, in an effort to ease tensions with Pyongyang despite the latter expressing its disinterest at resuming dialogue.

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00:00South Korea has suspended broadcasts of a propaganda radio program into the North

00:05in an effort to ease tensions with Pyongyang.

00:09This is the first time Seoul has halted the program, known as Voice of Freedom, in 15 years.

00:16The move follows President Lee Jae-myung's efforts to improve inter-Korean relations

00:21and reopen dialogue with North Korea, although Pyongyang has expressed its disinterest.

00:26Lee, who took office in June, had ordered the military to stop the broadcast

00:30and urged activists to cease sending balloons across the border.

00:35The radio program previously carried content such as news on South Korean economic development and K-pop culture.

00:42Last year, it reported on North Korea's deployment of troops to Russia in support of its war against Ukraine.

00:48The program has been used for years as a tool for South Korea's psychological operations against the North.

00:54Seoul had resumed the program in May 2010 after North Korea sank a South Korean warship.

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