South Korea's president has vowed his country will retaliate against North Korea if provoked again, saying he is not afraid of a war with the communist North.
President Lee Myung-bak said in a regular radio address on December 27 that South Korea's military "must respond relentlessly" to any new North Korean attacks.
Tensions between the two rivals have risen since North Korea shelled a South Korean island last month, killing four South Koreans. Each accuses the other of provoking first.
Reuters
President Lee Myung-bak said in a regular radio address on December 27 that South Korea's military "must respond relentlessly" to any new North Korean attacks.
Tensions between the two rivals have risen since North Korea shelled a South Korean island last month, killing four South Koreans. Each accuses the other of provoking first.
Reuters