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South Korea vows to respond sternly if North keeps raising tensions

Published June 16, 2020 06:08 PM

A captured image from a thermal observation device shows the explosion of an inter-Korean liaison office in North Korea's Kaesong Industrial Complex, as seen from a South Korean observation post in Paju on June 16, 2020. North Korea blew up the office on its side of the border on June 16, after days of increasingly virulent rhetoric from Pyongyang. Dong-A Ilbo/AFP

SEOUL — South Korea's presidential office said on Tuesday it will respond sternly if North Korea continues to raise tensions after destroying a joint liaison office that was a symbol of inter-Korean reconciliation.

The destruction of the office "broke the expectations of all people who hope for the development of inter-Korean relations and lasting peace on the peninsula," deputy national security adviser Kim You-geun told a briefing.

"We're making clear that the North is entirely responsible for all the consequences this might cause," he said. — Reuters

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