South Korean presidential frontrunner Lee Jae-myung has vowed to reinstate a 2018 inter-Korean military agreement and halt cross-border propaganda activities if elected, announcing North Korea policy plans aimed at improving the lives of border communities.

In a social media statement on Friday outlining campaign pledges for areas near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), Lee emphasized the need to reduce military tensions and reestablish trust with North Korea.

He also called for halting loudspeaker broadcasts and the dissemination of anti-DPRK leaflets — tactics that have long provoked retaliation from the North.

“We will reopen military communication channels and create a joint inter-Korean