Seoul slams N.K. threat on airlines

2009. 3. 8. 15:48

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The government yesterday called for North Korea to withdraw its latest threats toward nonmilitary South Korean aircraft flying through North Korean airspace, calling the gesture an "inhumane" act.

call for
청하다, 요구하다, 요하다;큰 소리로 부르다;(갈채하여) 불러내다;…을 가지러[데리러] 가다[오다]:(a parcel) to be left till called for 유치(留置) (소포)call

"Issuing military threats against civilian airplanes upholding international flight regulations is not only a violation of international rules, but also an inhumane act that can not be justified," the Unification Ministry said in a statement read out by spokesman Kim Ho-nyoun.

uphold
1 지지[시인, 변호]하다;《영》 <질서 등을> 유지하다
2 받치다, 들어 올리다, 받들다, 지탱하다
3 고무하다, 격려하다
4 <결정·판결 등을> 확인하다, 확정하다

read out
① 《미국··캐나다》[당원·회원]을 (취지를 선언하고) (~에서) 제명하다[of] ②[정보]를 송신하다, 송출하다; 【컴퓨터】[데이터·프로그램 등]을 읽어내다, 판독하다 ③[책 따위]를 낭독하다

The government also plans to raise a complaint with the International Civil Aviation Organization, a United Nations agency that sets the standards and recommendations on air transportation, according to the Foreign Ministry.

Pyongyang, in yet more moves to arouse tension with Seoul, on Thursday said it could not guarantee security for the South Korean commercial aircraft traveling in its airspace. The North cited the upcoming joint military drill between the United States and South Korea for issuing such a warning.

arouse

1 <사람을> (잠에서) 깨우다(awake) 《from》
2 <감정·호기심 등을> 자극하다, 환기하다(excite);<사람을> (자극하여 어떤 행동으로) 몰아대다 《to》;분기시키다(stir up)

drill¹

1 송곳, 천공기;착암기
2

엄격한 훈련[연습], 반복 연습 《in》(⇒ exercise [유의어]);【군사】 교련, 훈련;

《속어》 =DRILLMASTER
3 두드럭고둥의 일종 《양식 굴에 큰 해를 줌》
4 [the drill] 《영·구어》 올...

The two allies are set to start the Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercise on Monday.

"The warning seems to be part of North Korea's continued attempts to raise tension. However, we need to take note that while the North is known for its negative response toward such drills, it does seem to have adopted a sharper rhetoric," said Kim Tae-woo, vice president of the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses.

take note of

…에 주의[주목]하다

note

rhetoric

1 수사법, 화려한 문체;미사(美辭);과장
2 수사학;웅변;웅변술, 수사적 기교
3 작문법, 문장법
4 설득력, 매력

sharper

sharp·er

〔

〕 n. 사기꾼;《특히》 전문적인 도박꾼;=SHARPENER

Another interpretation for the threat could be that it is part of preparations for launching missiles, according to the Unification Ministry.

interpretation

1 해석, 설명
2 (꿈·수수께끼 등의) 판단
3 통역
4 (극·음악 등의 자기 해석에 따른) 연출, 연

"That is has issued a warning regarding its airspace could be seen as a sign," said the ministry spokesman.

Pyongyang is reportedly getting ready to test-fire what it calls a satellite but believed to be the Taepodong-2 missile by most of the international society.

reportedly

re·port·ed·ly

〔

〕 ad. 전하는 바에 의하면, 소문에 의하면;보도에 따르면

The North on Thursday said the alllies' decision to go ahead with the drill may even precipitate war on the peninsula.

peninsula.반도

Despite the heightened tone, experts ruled out the possibility of an actual clash in the air, especially since the government has directed airliners to reroute flights.

heightened

1 높게 하다, 높이다;고상하게 하다(opp. lower)
2 <가치 따위를> 증가시키다, 늘리다;<색·흥미·효과를> 강화하다;<이해·인식을> 깊게 하다
3 (묘사 등에서) …을 (…로) 두드러지게 하다[강조하다] 《with》;<이야기·묘사를> 과장하다
1 높아지다
2 증가하다;강화되다

rule out

(규정 등에 의하여) 제외하다, 배제하다;제거하다, 불가능하게 하다, 무시하다

rule

Seoul and Washington have expressed that they have every intention of pushing ahead with the drill as it is a defense-oriented exercise, although it does prepare the allied troops against possible North Korean aggression. There is currently a 28,500-strong U.S. military presence here.

intention

의향, 의도, 목적, 계획
2 [pl.] 《구어》 속셈;결혼할 의사
3【논리】 개념
4【의학】 유합(癒合), 치유
5 《고어》 의미(meaning), 취지

U.S. State Department deputy spokesman Gordon Duguid called the recent threats from the North as being "distinctly unhelpful."

deputy

1 대리인, 대리역, 부관;대표자, 대의원
2 [Deputy] (프랑스·이탈리아 등의) 하원 의원

distinctly

dis·tinct·ly

〔

〕 ad. 뚜렷하게, 명백하게;의심할 나위 없이;《구어》 정말로, 참으로

Representatives of the United Nations Command, during general-level talks with North Korea yesterday, said the North's threat on airliners was "entirely inappropriate" and therefore should be "reacted immediately."

They also resassured the North that the concerns about the Key Resolve-Foal Eagle exercises are "purely defensive in nature." The multinational command said it also offered "initial confidence-building measures," but failed to elaborate.

initial confidence-building measures 신뢰구축 조치

The talks ended with the command's proposal for future discussions.

Local airliners are expected to be hit the hardest by Pyongyang's latest saber-rattling move, as they will now have to pass through other routes that will lengthen flight times. Costs are consequently expected to rise by up to 4 million won ($2,500) per flight. Airplanes have until now flown over the North Korean airspace over the East Sea according to a 1997 inter-Korean agreement.

saber rattling