North Korea warns South against joining sanctions

North Korea warned its southern neighbor against joining international sanctions against Pyongyang saying it would "pay a high price" should Seoul take that course.

"If the South Korean authorities end up joining U.S.-led moves to sanction and stifle (the North) we will regard it as a declaration of confrontation against its own people ... and take corresponding measures," the North's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland said in a statement.

The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a sanctions resolution in response to North Korean nuclear tests, and a South Korean task force met this week to determine how the country should address the measures, including what to do about joint economic projects with the North.


A South Korean protester disguised as North Korea leader Kim Jong-Il holds a placard reading "Let's turn (the Korean peninsula) into a sea of flames" during an anti-North Korea rally in Seoul. AFP/Jung Yeon-Je photo via Yahoo News.