With the birth of the Lee administration in South Korea, will inter-Korean relations improve? What is the first thing the new president does?

On the 11th of this month, the South Korean government stopped military propaganda broadcasts aimed at North Korea that had been conducted near the military demarcation line between North and South Korea. On the same night, however, North Korea also stopped "noise broadcasts" aimed at South Korea that had been conducted in the same area.
The last confirmed case was in 2016. Some believe that this was a reaction to the South Korean government's decision to suspend propaganda broadcasts. The previous South Korean administration of President Yoon Seok-yeol took a tough stance against North Korea, but on the 4th of this month,
The president who appointed him, Lee Jae Myung, has pledged to restore trust between the two Koreas and establish peace on the Korean Peninsula. The suspension of the propaganda broadcasts was also ordered by Lee.
It will be interesting to see whether the situation will improve with the inauguration of the new administration in the country. In June last year, the South Korean military launched the first airstrike in six years in South Korea as a countermeasure against North Korea's launching balloons with filth and other substances hanging from them toward South Korea.
The South Korean military has resumed propaganda broadcasts using loudspeakers near the North Korean military demarcation line. Propaganda broadcasts to North Korea by the South Korean military began in 1962 and have been suspended and resumed repeatedly since then as inter-Korean relations improved and deteriorated.
The broadcast was carried out using a large speaker, and the content included appeals for the superiority of South Korea's democratic system over North Korea's political system, criticism of the North Korean regime, news from South Korea and abroad, and South Korea's
The broadcasts are said to have a large psychological impact on North Korean soldiers. Prior to this, the then Yoon administration had completely suspended the effectiveness of the inter-Korean military agreement.
The agreement, called the Pyongyang Joint Declaration, was signed by then-President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jung Eun in September 2018.
The agreement includes an agreement to work toward easing military tensions, an end to all hostile acts on land, sea, and air, and measures to turn the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) into a peace zone.
Regarding the military agreement, South Korea suspended part of the agreement after North Korea wrapped up a military reconnaissance satellite in November of last year, but this is the first time it has suspended it completely.
At the time, the South Korean presidential office emphasized that the suspension would "enable sufficient and immediate measures to be taken against North Korean provocations." Propaganda broadcasts along the inter-Korean military demarcation line were also suspended under the agreement.
On the first day of the resumption of broadcasting, the patriotic anthem (South Korean national anthem) was played, and the broadcast began with an appeal from Naeun, "Hello, fellow North Koreans."
The broadcast also covered topics such as the number one shipment of smartphones in 38 countries around the world, and the inflation trend in the North Korean market.
The broadcast also featured K-pop songs such as the hit song "Dynamite" by the group "S." Meanwhile, North Korea has declared that the relationship between the two Koreas will be one of "two hostile nations" from the end of 2023, and has announced that it will hold talks with the North Korean government on the issue of "two hostile nations" from the end of 2023.
In April, the North Korean government amended its constitution to define South Korea as an "enemy country." In line with this, the government blew up roads and railways leading to South Korea. The state-run Korean Central News Agency said at the time that the measures were "in accordance with the provisions of the North Korean Constitution."
"It is an unavoidable and legitimate step," he said. Although tensions remain high in North-South relations, President Lee expressed his view in May before taking office that the aforementioned North-South military agreement should be restored. On the 12th of this month,
He sent a congratulatory message at the ceremony commemorating the 2000 inter-Korean summit, stating that "we will cease attritional hostile acts (with North Korea) and resume dialogue and cooperation."
On the 11th, the South Korean military stopped the aforementioned propaganda broadcasts, which had been carried out up until now. This measure was ordered by Lee.
The North Korean government's decision to resume broadcasting after a six-year hiatus, which was prompted by the release of "filthy balloons" from North Korea into South Korea, has been suspended since November last year.
In addition, the Ministry of Unification of South Korea called on civic groups on the 9th to stop scattering leaflets aimed at North Korea, and tensions between the North and South have been rising since the new administration took power.
Moves are underway to ease the restrictions. In response, the aforementioned "noise broadcasts" by North Korea have not been seen since the night of the 11th. This is seen as a response to South Korea's decision to suspend propaganda broadcasts.
However, the South Korean military is keeping a close eye on future developments. Meanwhile, North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency and the Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of the Workers' Party of Korea aimed at residents, briefly reported on Lee's election victory on the 5th of this month.
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