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Factbox What is the Northern Limit Line? 2:57am EST Analysis & Opinion Asia – A Week in Pictures 28 November 2010 Only the Koreans can end their conflict Related Topics World » United Nations » North Korea » By Jeremy Laurence SEOUL | Sun Dec 5, 2010 2:57am EST SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea warned its tough-talking neighbor on Sunday against holding more firing drills near a disputed maritime border off the west coast of the peninsula, accusing the South of being "hell-bent to set off a war." Seoul has sharply increased its rhetoric over the past week, prompted by growing protests and public opinion polls critical of the conservative government's perceived weak response to last month's deadly shelling of Yeonpyeong island. South Korea's military says it is preparing to stage more live-fire drills in the disputed area, possibly as soon as Monday, enraging Pyongyang, which said last month's attack was set off by a similar drill when the South fired artillery shells into its waters. The South said those drills were harmless and regular, and that they were conducted on its side of the so-called Northern Limit Line (NLL). Tensions have risen to their highest level in decades on the divided peninsula after the attack, which came days after the North's revelation it had made significant advances in its nuclear programme. The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan on Sunday left for Washington to meet Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to discuss North Korea. They are expected to produce a statement condemning Pyongyang's actions. China, the North's only major ally and the chair of stalled international nuclear talks with Pyongyang, is not invited. However, the Washington troika are expected to discuss Beijing's proposal for emergency regional talks on the crisis. North Korea disputes the NLL near Yeonpyeong, a sea border established by the United Nations, without Pyongyang's consent, at the end of the 1950-53 Korean War. The South is "loudly advertising that they would fire shells into the territorial waters of the DPRK side from Yeongpyeong island, i.e. in the same direction they did when committing the recent provocation," the North's KCNA state news agency reported. "This indicates how frantic they have become in their provocative acts ... (the South) is so hell-bent on the moves to escalate the confrontation and start a war that it is behaving recklessly, bereft of reason," it said. The South's new Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin has vowed to hit back hard against the North if provoked again, saying Seoul will respond with bombs and air power next time. The South's leaders say they expect the North will stage another provocation, continuing its strategy of antagonizing Seoul with small-scale military attacks. Analysts say they expect the North will stage increasingly bigger actions, but doubt the situation will escalate into a full-scale war. Other measures could include missile and nuclear tests, which have already been punished with U.N. sanctions. MINISTER DECRIES TEPID RESPONSE Last month's attack marked a significant upward tick in its provocations as it was the first time the North had hit a civilian area on South Korean soil since the end of the Korean war. Among the four killed were two civilians, and dozens of homes were destroyed. 1 2 Next World United Nations North Korea We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (3) brian-decree wrote: “They are expected to produce a statement condemning Pyongyang’s actions.” Honestly… are we just sheep being led around on a leash? Not only are we forced to listen to these morons make idiotic political statements, but now we have to listen to statements predicting the chances of politicians making idiotic statements… Why don’t you say something smart and draw a comparison between UN scrutiny of North Korea’s nuclear program and Israel’s Nuclear program? That might at least take us out of the realm of animals at the information trough for a moment and make us feel like we actually understand something about world affairs for once! Dec 05, 2010 4:05am EST -- Report as abuse brian-decree wrote: “They are expected to produce a statement condemning Pyongyang’s actions.” Honestly… are we just sheep being led around on a leash? Not only are we forced to listen to these morons make idiotic political statements, but now we have to listen to statements predicting the chances of politicians making idiotic statements… Why don’t you say something smart and draw a comparison between UN scrutiny of North Korea’s nuclear program and Israel’s Nuclear program? That might at least take us out of the realm of animals at the information trough for a moment and make us feel like we actually understand something about world affairs for once! Dec 05, 2010 4:05am EST -- Report as abuse brian-decree wrote: Another thing.., how is it in any way practical to have comment threads on article’s that are updated and re-posted every couple of hours while, by the time your comment is approved and posted, the thread is pretty much buried and outdated?? 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