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North and South Korean officials reach deal after talks

North and South Korean officials have struck a deal after negotiations to end tensions on the peninsula.

The dispute, over South Korea's anti-North propaganda broadcasts, had brought the two sides to the brink of armed conflict.

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S. Korea 'will continue broadcasts unless North apologises'

South Korea's anti-North propaganda broadcasts will continue to be blared across the border unless Pyongyang apologises, the country's president has said.

Park Geun-hye said the South deserved an apology after two South Korean soldiers were wounded by landmines along the border.

South Korea had previously dismantled its propaganda loudspeaker in 2004 Credit: Reuters

A statement released by her office reveals Park reportedly told her top aides:

We need a clear apology and measures to prevent a recurrence of these provocations and tense situations.

Otherwise, this government will take appropriate steps and continue loudspeaker broadcasts.

– President Park Geun-hye

It comes amid lengthy inter-Korean talks aimed at easing tensions that have brought the peninsula to the brink of armed conflict.

In 2004, North and South Korea agreed to stop blaring propaganda at one another across the border, but such broadcasts have resumed in recent days as relations between the two countries deteriorate.

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