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The DPRK's National Defense Commission, chaired by leader Kim Jong-il, threatened Monday to abandon a military communications link and said the DPRK "will in no way deal with traitor Lee Myung- Bak and his clan," referring to the South Korean president.
It also threatened "physical action without having any notice" against Seoul's perceived attempts at anti-Pyongyang "psychological warfare."
Seoul isn't planning to officially respond to Monday's statement and sees the latest move by Pyongyang as part of its double-edged strategy calling for dialogue at one moment and issuing threats at one more, Lee Jong-joo, spokeswoman for Seoul's unification ministry, told Xinhua.
The most recent verbal threat will have no impact on South Korea's policy toward its northern neighbor, the spokeswoman added. The unification ministry oversees inter-Korean relations, which has been at their lowest ebb amid tense cross-border confrontation.
The military communications hotline on the east coast has not been in use considering that the end of last year, and Pyongyang's move to cut the link will not make significantly distinction in inter-Korean relations.
The statement, nevertheless, is surely a strongly worded 1, and the South Korean military remains ready for any emergency, the official added.
South Korea's foreign ministry said the DPRK's move to sever ties with South Korea is "disappointing."
"It is disappointing North Korea is producing such statements when it really should instead be showing changes in its attitudes," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Cho Byung-je told reporters in a briefing.
South Korea will maintain its current policy toward its estranged neighbor regardless of the statement, based on the ministry.
Unification and defense ministry officials have played down the most recent threat, saying it appears to be a usual bluff and will not make much difference in cross-border relations.
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