US commander warns NKorea against provocation

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Source: AFP

SEOUL (AFP) – The US military chief in South Korea urged North Korea Wednesday to stop raising tensions on the divided peninsula, saying Seoul and Washington are prepared for any contingency.

"We're prepared...for any contingency, any provocation," said General Walter Sharp, referring to the US and South Korean military.

Sharp, in a speech, urged the North to "stop the provocations that have been going on, whether it is declaring all the agreements to be no longer valid or missile technology that they continue to develop."

Pyongyang announced last Friday it has scrapped agreements with South Korea on easing military tensions, a move that Washington called "distinctly not helpful."

On Sunday the communist state, which has a 1.1 million-strong military, warned of a possible armed conflict.

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