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SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry on Thursday called on North Korea to immediately stop acts that could increase the risk of clashes with South Korea along the border after the North warned of resuming loudspeaker broadcasts against Seoul.
The ministry issued the statement after Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, threatened to resume propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts targeting South Korea within days, and warned of a "horrible and distressing situation" amid tensions over Pyongyang's ongoing border fortification work.
"Actions that violate the Armistice Agreement, and heighten tensions and the risk of clashes along the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) must be stopped immediately," the ministry said, referring to the agreement that halted the 1950-53 Korean War.
It also warned against repeating past mistakes, noting that the two Koreas had operated loudspeakers targeting each other until June 2025, causing "unbearable suffering" for people on both sides of the border.
"The fundamental solution to preventing tensions and the risk of clashes between the two Koreas is to reconcile their positions on the MDL and establish a communication system for its peaceful management as soon as possible," the ministry said.
Foreign tourists look toward the North Korean side of the Imjin River from the Odusan Unification Observatory in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, on Oct. 20, 2026. (Yonhap)
A unification ministry official said any decision on South Korea's resumption of anti-North Korean loudspeaker broadcasts as a proportional measure "will be made through consultations among relevant government agencies."
South Korea suspended its anti-North Korean loudspeaker broadcasts in June 2025, shortly after President Lee Jae Myung took office, in a move aimed at easing military tensions. North Korea also halted its own loudspeaker broadcasts shortly afterward.
As a follow-up measure, the South Korean military dismantled about 20 fixed loudspeaker systems along the border in August 2025.
North Korea has stepped up efforts to fortify its border with South Korea since April 2024, following leader Kim's characterization of inter-Korean ties as relations between "two states hostile to each other."
North Korea's border fortification work has repeatedly brought North Korean troops across the MDL, prompting South Korean forces to issue warning broadcasts and fire warning shots to make them withdraw. Seoul has described the measures as defensive actions aimed at preventing border violations.
North Korean loudspeakers (R) are seen along the Imjin River, which runs across the inter-Korean border, in Kaepung on the western front-line border with South Korea, in this photo taken from an observatory in the South Korean border city of Paju on Oct. 20, 2026, a day after Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said the situation at the southern border is "very unstable," noting the North is reviewing a possible resumption of loudspeaker broadcasts along the border. (Yonhap)
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首尔，10月22日（韩联社）——韩国统一部周四呼吁朝鲜立即停止可能增加与韩国在边境发生冲突风险的行为，此前朝鲜警告称将恢复对首尔的扩音器广播。
在朝鲜领导人金正恩的妹妹、实力强大的金与正威胁将在几天内恢复针对韩国的宣传广播，并警告称，由于平壤正在进行的边境防御工程，局势紧张，将出现“可怕和令人不安的局面”之后，该部发表了这份声明。
“必须立即停止违反停战协定、加剧军事分界线（MDL）沿线紧张局势和冲突风险的行为，”该部表示，指的是结束1950-53年朝鲜战争的协定。
报告还警告不要重蹈覆辙，指出朝韩两国曾使用扩音器互相喊话，直到 2025 年 6 月，给边境两侧的人民造成了“难以忍受的痛苦”。
该部表示：“防止朝韩关系紧张和冲突风险的根本解决办法是尽快协调双方在军事分界线上的立场，并建立和平管控该分界线的沟通机制。”
2026年10月20日，外国游客在京畿道坡州市五头山统一展望台眺望临津江朝鲜一侧。（韩联社）
韩国统一部官员表示，韩国是否恢复反朝鲜扩音器广播将是一个“适度措施”，任何相关决定“都将通过相关政府机构之间的磋商做出”。
韩国在李在明总统就职后不久，于2025年6月暂停了反朝广播，此举旨在缓和军事紧张局势。朝鲜随后也停止了广播。
作为后续措施，韩国军方于 2025 年 8 月拆除了边境沿线的约 20 个固定扬声器系统。
自 2024 年 4 月以来，朝鲜加大了加强与韩国边境防御的力度，此前朝鲜领导人金正恩将朝韩关系描述为“两个相互敌对的国家”之间的关系。
朝鲜的边境防御工事建设屡次导致朝鲜军队越过军事分界线，迫使韩国军队发出警告广播并鸣枪示警以促使其撤离。首尔方面称这些措施是旨在防止越界行为的防御性行动。
这张照片拍摄于2026年10月20日，地点是韩国边境城市坡州市的一处瞭望台。照片显示，在朝韩西部边境城市开丰，沿临津江（横跨朝韩边界）的朝鲜高音喇叭（右）正在播放广播。此前一天，朝鲜领导人金正恩的妹妹金与正表示，朝韩边境局势“非常不稳定”，并指出朝鲜正在考虑恢复沿边境使用高音喇叭进行广播。（韩联社）
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（导语）朝鲜领导人妹妹警告边境反制措施，扩音器将在数日内准备就绪
（导语）朝鲜领导人妹妹、军事元帅视察边境防御工事，警告称可能面临“压倒性”反应
（第二份声明）韩国警告称，朝鲜威胁向边境部署打击力量，韩国将采取“果断报复”。
统一部敦促朝鲜停止违反停战协定的行为，并回应对话努力
（导语）韩国国防部对朝鲜以威胁手段加剧边境紧张局势表示“严重关切”。
（导语）朝鲜威胁在边境部署更多武器后，韩国最高军事官员下令采取强硬回应措施
（导语）韩国敦促朝鲜停止边境升级行动，此前平壤方面发出扩音器威胁