North Korea Begins Reinstalling Loudspeakers Facing South... Rapid Shift from Inter-Korean Projects to Anti-South Activities

Signs of Installations Detected Throughout the Demilitarized Zone

On the 22nd, North Korean soldiers can be seen in a village in Kaepung County, Hwanghaebuk-do, North Korea, as viewed from the Peace Observatory in Ganghwa County, Incheon.

On the 22nd, it was reported that North Korea is reinstalling loudspeakers aimed at South Korea at various locations in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), which had been dismantled following the April 27, 2018 Panmunjom Declaration. This is interpreted as a follow-up measure after North Korea declared the breakdown of inter-Korean relations and announced the conversion of its projects toward the South into "anti-hostile projects."

Military authorities are known to have detected North Korea's movements to reinstall loudspeaker broadcasting facilities targeting South Korea in the border area on this day and are closely monitoring the situation.

In Article 2, Clause 1 of the 2018 Panmunjom Declaration, the South and North Korean leaders agreed to "cease all hostile acts including loudspeaker broadcasts and leaflet distribution around the Military Demarcation Line and dismantle the means for such acts." North Korea's reinstallation of loudspeakers aimed at South Korea is a clear violation of the Panmunjom Declaration.

However, on the 21st, North Korea claimed in a statement issued by a spokesperson of the United Front Department that the inter-Korean agreements, including the Panmunjom Declaration, have already "become scrap paper."

On the 9th, North Korea took measures to cut all communication lines between the South and the North and stated that it would "thoroughly convert projects toward the South into anti-hostile projects."

Kim Yo-jong, First Deputy Director of the Workers' Party of Korea, who has been overseeing recent anti-South Korea campaigns, hinted in a statement on the 4th at the closure of the Inter-Korean Liaison Office, complete dismantling of the Kaesong Industrial Complex, and the termination of the inter-Korean military agreement. North Korea is expected to swiftly proceed with related projects.

On the 5th, the United Front Department mentioned in a statement that it would "commence review projects" to implement Kim Yo-jong's statement, and just three days later, it completely cut off communication channels between the South and the North. Following a statement on the 13th hinting at the closure of the liaison office, North Korea blew up the liaison office just three days later.

On the 16th, the General Staff of the Korean People's Army disclosed four action plans: deployment of troops to Mount Kumgang and the Kaesong Industrial Complex, return of guard forces to DMZ guard posts (GPs), elevation of combat readiness, and leaflet distribution targeting South Korea.

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