DPRK threatens to break off all ties with South Korea

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Source: CCTV.com | 10-16-2008 16:51

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has threatened to break off all relations with South Korea.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has threatened to break off all relations with South Korea.(CCTV.com)

Pyongyang is angry with what it calls Seoul's policy of reckless confrontation.

The warning was issued in a commentary in the DPRK's main newspaper.

It says Pyongyang could terminate all civilian exchanges with the South, including a tourism program and a joint factory park which have continued despite a freeze in their government ties.

The warning also comes days after the DPRK resumed a stalled nuclear disarmament process after the US removed it from the list of sate sponsors of terrorism.

Pyongyang has been unhappy with South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak, who took office in February with a pledge to get tough with the North.