Asia-Pacific

S. Korean countermeasures to be prudent: Lee Myung-bak

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-05-21 12:15

SEOUL - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Friday said that government countermeasures against Pyongyang should be made prudently and without mistake.

Lee said that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s torpedo attack on the South Korean warship Cheonan is tantmount to "a military provacation" and a violation of the armistice agreement.