South, North Korea sign deal to reduce tensions
Seoul/ Pyongyang, Aug 25: A deal has been signed between North and South Korea to reduce tension on border, media reported on Tuesday.
According to deal, South Korea has halted its propaganda broadcasts into North Korea, reported BBC.
Loudspeaker broadcasts started by Seoul to infuriate Pyongyang, after a landmine at the border injured two of its soldiers earlier this month.
The decision to halt propaganda broadcasts taken after North Korea expressed regret over the land mine blast.
The deal was reached after the North, which initially denied planting the mine, agreed to express "regret".
South
Korea's
President
Park
Geun-hye
said
the
deal
"could
serve
as
an
occasion
to
resolve
all
inter-Korean
issues
through
trust".
"South
Korea
would
stop
the
loudspeaker
broadcasts
at
midday
on
Tuesday
(03:00
GMT)
-
as
North
Korea
had
demanded,"
said
a
joint
statement
issued
by
two
countries.
North and South Korea to hold top level talks
North Korea also agreed to end its "semi-state of war", pulling back troops deployed to the frontline.
Both countries have also agreed to work towards a resumption of reunions for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, a recurring point of contention.
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