North Korea urges South Korea not to dampen inter-Korean ties

North Korea urged South Korea to refrain from making comments that could dampen inter-Korean ties following the two Koreas' landmark deal, warning that Seoul's attitude could push the hard-won conciliatory mood to return to confrontation.

Just one week before the North's warning, South and North Korea reached a landmark agreement to ease military tension on the Korean Peninsula and resume the reunion of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, raising hopes for better ties, according to Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday.

The inter-Korean deal was produced as the two Koreas were on the verge of a military clash following an explosion of North Korean land mines near the inter-Korean border and Seoul's subsequent resumption of its loudspeaker campaign carrying anti-Pyongyang messages.

Source: MENA