Freeze the entire South Korean Joint Trade with North Korea

South Korea (ROK) began to implement the action in return for the tragedy of North Korean ships Cheonan (Korea).

Yesterday (24 / 5), the government of President Lee Myung-bak freeze all the cooperation of trade with North Korea. But Pyongyang did not want to lose and would be fired on loudspeakers for fomenting discord.

Starting yesterday, South Korea North Korea banned all commercial vessels anchored in the waters of the region. "It is useless to continue the cooperation and commercial transactions in a situation like this," said Lee as quoted by Agence France-Presse. Before North Korea was willing to admit guilt in the tragedy in the Yellow Sea that killed 46 South Korean sailors were, Seoul will continue to suspend all forms of trade cooperation.

However, the cooperation of two countries in the Kaesong industrial park located north of the border of South Korea-North Korea continues. Humanitarian aid for North Korea children also continue to run normally. Similarly, other forms of humanitarian assistance to North Koreans another. Lee does not want to punish civilians associated with the military action which he called North Korea was brutal.

Yesterday, passing a national television broadcast, Lee stressed that Seoul's patience has run out. Because, according to him, North Korea has been too often violated the peace agreement the two countries. "Now everything will be different. North Korea must pay a price comparable with provocative action," said 68-year leader in a trembling voice, as reported by AP.

On that occasion, Lee also demanded that North Korea apologized for the March 26 tragedy. If the request was ignored, Seoul will not be reluctant to reply to a neighboring country such action with military action. "From now on, Korea (South) will not tolerate North provocative action. If the territorial sea, air and our land to be disturbed, we will immediately defend themselves," he asserted.

In addition, Seoul will continue to urge the Security Council (DK), the United Nations to impose sanctions against North Korea related to their provocative actions that led to the sinking of the battleship was weighing 1200 tons. Seoul hopes the UN Security Council can impose penalties that make North Korea deterrent.

Conversely, political experts react Yang Moo-Jin South Korea is a negative step. "Lee has been beating the drums of cold war. The tension will be heightened," said the scholar from the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul is located.

Pyongyang declared yesterday will shoot all over loudspeakers that broadcast across the border provocations. "This is a violation of inter-Korean military agreement. Really military provocations excessive and will only lead to the phase relationship between two Korean worst," in light of North Korea's official statement, as reported by Reuters