Kim Yo Jong denies South Korea's claims of removing loudspeakers

THE powerful sister of North Korea’s leader yesterday denied reports by the South Korean military that Pyongyang had removed propaganda loudspeakers along the border.

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In a English-language statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency, Kim Yo Jong underscored that the South’s efforts to ease tensions were worthless.

“We have never removed loudspeakers installed on the border area and are not willing to remove them,” said Kim, the sister of North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un.

Since his election in June, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has vowed to reach out to the nuclear-armed North and pursue dialogue without preconditions, in a reversal from his hawkish predecessor.