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(LEAD) N. Korea warns of 'holy war' over S. Korea's contingency plan
(LEAD) N. Korea warns of 'holy war' over S. Korea's contingency plan
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SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea declared a "holy war" against South Korea
on Friday over Seoul's plan to take action in case of any emergency north of the
border, a warning that came alongside its acceptance of humanitarian aid.
While rattling its saber, Pyongyang said it will accept the small-scale corn aid
that Seoul offered nearly three months ago. North Korea had previously scoffed at
conditions Seoul had attached.
"Under the condition that the South Korean authorities' reckless provocation plan
targeting our revolutionary supreme leadership and highly-esteemed socialist
system has been completed and is now implemented into action," a spokesman of
North Korea's National Defense Commission said, "an all-out retaliatory holy war
will begin." The statement was carried by the North's official Korean Central
News Agency.
The defense commission is chaired by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and is known
as the highest decision-making body of the country's military.
The warning came as South Korea was reported to have recently renewed its action
plan to cope with any contingency in North Korea. The so-called Operational Plan
(OPLAN) 5029 is meant to authorize the entry of South Korean and U.S. troops into
the North in case of those sudden changes, such as the collapse of Kim's regime
or the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction inside the country.
The emergency plan is aimed at "overthrowing our socialist system," the
unidentified spokesman said.
The commission warned North Korea would shun any dialogue or negotiations with
the South Korean government should it fail to discard the action plan and
"sincerely apologize" for it.
On the other hand, North Korea sent a faxed message to South Korea, saying it
"will receive the corn aid," of 10,000 tons that South Korea offered in October,
Seoul's Unification Ministry spokeswoman Lee Jong-joo said. Pyongyang had
previously expressed discontent over Seoul's demand for access to its
distribution and other preconditions.
Lee said it will take "at least a month" for Seoul to purchase corn from China
and elsewhere and deliver it to North Korea.
hkim@yna.co.kr
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SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea declared a "holy war" against South Korea
on Friday over Seoul's plan to take action in case of any emergency north of the
border, a warning that came alongside its acceptance of humanitarian aid.
While rattling its saber, Pyongyang said it will accept the small-scale corn aid
that Seoul offered nearly three months ago. North Korea had previously scoffed at
conditions Seoul had attached.
"Under the condition that the South Korean authorities' reckless provocation plan
targeting our revolutionary supreme leadership and highly-esteemed socialist
system has been completed and is now implemented into action," a spokesman of
North Korea's National Defense Commission said, "an all-out retaliatory holy war
will begin." The statement was carried by the North's official Korean Central
News Agency.
The defense commission is chaired by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and is known
as the highest decision-making body of the country's military.
The warning came as South Korea was reported to have recently renewed its action
plan to cope with any contingency in North Korea. The so-called Operational Plan
(OPLAN) 5029 is meant to authorize the entry of South Korean and U.S. troops into
the North in case of those sudden changes, such as the collapse of Kim's regime
or the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction inside the country.
The emergency plan is aimed at "overthrowing our socialist system," the
unidentified spokesman said.
The commission warned North Korea would shun any dialogue or negotiations with
the South Korean government should it fail to discard the action plan and
"sincerely apologize" for it.
On the other hand, North Korea sent a faxed message to South Korea, saying it
"will receive the corn aid," of 10,000 tons that South Korea offered in October,
Seoul's Unification Ministry spokeswoman Lee Jong-joo said. Pyongyang had
previously expressed discontent over Seoul's demand for access to its
distribution and other preconditions.
Lee said it will take "at least a month" for Seoul to purchase corn from China
and elsewhere and deliver it to North Korea.
hkim@yna.co.kr
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