Seoul, Oct 15 (DPA) North Korea Thursday accused the South Korean military of sending warships into its territorial waters off its west coast on several occasions.
North Korea’s naval command threatened military action if the violations were repeated.

“It is clear to everyone what consequences the third skirmish in the West Sea of Korea will entail,” North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency quoted the navy as saying.

There were sea battles between the two countries in 1999 and 2002 over the disputed maritime border in the same waters, which are also called the Yellow Sea. North Korea does not accept the border.

After months of rising political tensions between the two states after North Korea’s second nuclear test, a series of missile launches and threats against the South, North Korea has recently adopted a more conciliatory stance toward its neighbour.