South Korea made its first concrete move on Thursday to enforce sanctions over the North Korea's nuclear test, saying it will ban North Korean officials who fall under a UN travel restriction.
Unification Minister Lee Jong-seok has affirmed their commitment to comply with the UN resolution that imposed sanctions on the North.
 "The government can ban the passage and stay of persons and their families designated by UN sanctions committee. In the case that the UN sanctions committee selects individuals and groups, we will change associated laws so that payment and remittances related to trade and investment with such groups will be banned."
Meanwhile, a statement from Pyongyang warned South Korea against joining international moves to impose sanctions, saying such a move could lead to the collapse of inter-Korean relations, as read by a TV anchorwoman.
"If the South Korean authorities end up joining US-led moves to sanction and stifle the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, we will regard it as a declaration of confrontation against its own people and take corresponding measures."
The United Nations have passed a resolution, calling for all member countries to state how they plan to implement sanctions on the North Korea within 30 days of its October 14 adoption.
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