The halt came about a year after the South Korean military resumed propaganda broadcasts in June last year, in response to a series of North Korean provocations including its bizarre campaign of sending trash-filled balloons toward the South.
The latest move also came shortly after the Unification Ministry earlier this week urged North Korean defectors and other activist groups to stop sending leaflets to the North.
President Lee Jae-myung, who was sworn in last week, had pledged during his election campaign to halt psychological warfare campaigns as part of efforts to ease tensions between the two Koreas and improve frayed relations with Pyongyang.
The latest measures suggest a shift in stance toward North Korea, though broadcasts could resume at any time.
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