Seoul intends to resume broadcasting propaganda on the border with North Korea – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, January 7 – RIA Novosti. South Korea on Friday to resume broadcasting propaganda from loudspeakers on the border with North Korea in response to the test of the hydrogen bomb, which said on Wednesday Pyongyang, said in a statement on the official website of the President of South Korea.

“The government has decided to resume broadcasting from the speakers in the direction of North Korea in the afternoon on January 8,” – said in a statement.

The tests, conducted by the DPRK, was a violation of international agreements and commitments Pyongyang, they also jeopardize the agreement between the DPRK and the Republic of Korea in August 2015, it said in a statement.

The aggravation at the border of the two Koreas took place after the incident, August 4th, 2015 with the erosion of two South Korean soldiers a mine in the demilitarized zone. In response, Seoul started broadcasting propaganda messages from the speakers on the border with North Korea on August 20, South Korea announced the artillery shelling of the territory of the DPRK. More than an hour later, the South Korean artillery opened “return” fire in the direction of the source of enemy fire. North Korea, for its part, claimed that the Southerners fired for no reason. As a result, both sides accused each other of “provocations” and threatened retaliation. After lengthy negotiations, an agreement was reached between the DPRK and South Korea to reduce the degree of tension on the Korean peninsula.