(VOVworld)- South Korea urged North Korea on Monday to halt its military threats as Pyongyang warned of a shelling attack on the South similar to the one it waged in 2010 in response to Seoul's crackdown on illegal fishing near the western sea border.

Park Soo-jin, the deputy spokesperson for the ministry, said in a regular press briefing, that the North's provocative remarks and threats are not appropriate and do not help the improvement of inter-Korean ties.  He said North Korea should immediately end its military threats.