08.03.2013, 13:41
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North Korea says it is scrapping all non-aggression pacts with South Korea, closing its hotline with Seoul and shutting their shared border point.
The announcement follows a fresh round of UN sanctions punishing Pyongyang for its nuclear test last month. Earlier, Pyongyang said it had a right to carry out a pre-emptive nuclear strike and was pulling out of the armistice that ended the Korean War. The US said "extreme rhetoric" was not unusual for Pyongyang. China, which is the North's only major ally, called for both North and South to show restraint and to continue talking.
Beijing rarely criticises its ally, but has criticised the North's nuclear tests and has given support to the UN's sanctions. South Korea's President Park Geun-hye said the current security situation was "very grave" but that she would "deal strongly" with provocation from the North. She also said she was ready to talk to Pyongyang if it "comes out on the path toward change".
Man kann sich fragen, was es in diesem Hungerland eigentlich noch zu sanktionieren gibt? Das wirkt eher nach Show um Aufmerksamkeit, weil die Welt eher nach Nahost, auf Finanzkrisen oder auf Inselstreits im südchinesischen Meer schaut...
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